Officials with CDOT sent out a warning to Denver-area drivers to avoid heading up to the high country due to a fatal crash on Interstate 70.

Westbound Interstate 70 was closed for hours Wednesday near the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel after an early morning crash involving a tractor-trailer, according to the Colorado Department of

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo — Interstate 70 is closed in both directions Thursday afternoon at the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels after a multi-vehicle crash resulted in a vehicle fire, the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said.