CDOT warned commuters about emergency road repairs Tuesday morning. Crews expected the work to last through the morning commute. The repairs closed the right lane between I-76 and U.S. 6 starting around 4 a.m. Tuesday.
I-270 WB: Emergency roadwork between I-76 and US 6 (near Commerce City). Right lane expected to remain closed into rush hour. Use alternate routes.
— CDOT (@ColoradoDOT) October 16, 2018
The backups started building about an hour later. CDOT says its crews laid some new concrete and are waiting for it to cure enough.
I'm already seeing backups form behind the emergency road work on WB 270 just past Vasquez. This will be a major factor for the commute. Use WB 70 for now to NB 25. pic.twitter.com/VqSJyEWEr2
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) October 16, 2018
I am seeing traffic slow from just before Vasquez to the one lane that is closed on WB 270. Right now it is about a 15 minute drive but that time is growing. pic.twitter.com/68KFX6HgsO
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) October 16, 2018
CDOT reopened all lanes of westbound I-270 around 6:45 a.m.