The Colorado Department of Transportation closed all eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Tuesday morning to allow crews to recover the wreckage of a semi that crashed last week.

Eastbound I-70 near Vail is back open Tuesday afternoon after Colorado Department of Transportation crews worked to clean the wreckage from a major crash on Vail Pass last week. Eastbound I-70 was completely shut down from East Vail to Copper Mountain for that cleanup until 2:15 p.

Description: Eastbound I-70 will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 1 starting at 9 a.m. for at least six hours. During the closure, traffic will detour at I-70 at East Vail/Exit 180, and travel east on US 24 to Leadville,

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close the eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Tuesday so crews can recover the wreckage of a semi-truck.