Traffic & Transit

Overturned Trailer Near I-76 Snarls Traffic

Cleaning up the spilled construction material caused a delay into the Thursday evening rush hour.

DENVER, CO – An open trailer of construction debris turned over near I-76 in Denver, causing traffic delays leading into the evening rush hour Thursday.

The accident blocked the eastbound ramp from Federal Boulevard (Hwy 287) onto I-76 at Exit 3 starting around 3 p.m.

"Please be patient, clean up is going to take a bit," the Adams County Colorado State Patrol tweeted.

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The ramp finally opened around 5 p.m., CDOT said.


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