Rock slide on Highway 40 delays semi crash cleanup in Glenwood Canyon

A rock slide that closed both directions of Highway 40 in Routt County on Wednesday morning has delayed the semi crash cleanup in the eastbound lanes of I-70 near Glenwood Springs . I-70 reopened temporarily hours after the crash with a planned closure of eastbound lanes again on Wednesday.

That planned closure was delayed due to resources from the Colorado Department of Transportation being diverted to the rock slide. That rock slide closed both directions of Highway 40 near Milner. There was no estimate on reopening.

On Tuesday, the truck hauling black plastic crates and wooden pallets was driving west when it rolled over and crashed through the guard rail down into the eastbound lanes below, spilling oil, according to the Colorado State Patrol. This caused a roadblock in the eastbound lanes of I-70 for several hours on Tuesday before a temporary overnight clearance.

Those lanes were slated for a planned closure at 11 a.m. for crews to finish the cleanup after the semi took out about 200 feet of guardrail before falling 25 feet down to the eastbound lanes.

CDOT has not released a rescheduled time for when the I-70 closure and crash cleanup will happen.