I-70 westbound reopens near Dowd Junction

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A camera shows westbound traffic being diverted around an incident on Interstate 70 at Dowd Junction on Wednesday, July 24 around 2:15 p.m.
Colorado Department of Transportation/Courtesy photo

Traffic is moving again after both lanes of westbound Interstate 70 closed near Dowd Junction around 2 p.m. Wednesday. The entire roadway was blocked due to a vehicle fire, according to an Eagle County Alert.

Crews appeared to be working to clear the area of a semi and a spill on the road surface.

An incident with a semi closed westbound Interstate 70 near Dowd Junction Wednesday afternoon.
John LaConte/Vail Daily

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