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Winter storm shuts down highways outside Denver, stranding tractor-trailers, cars
DENVER — Heavy snow and strong winds have shut down highways east and south of Denver and are delaying flights, but the city itself has only gotten some light snow.
A stretch of Interstate 25 south of Denver near Castle Rock was closed Tuesday morning because there were so many stranded vehicles, including two jack-knifed tractor-trailers. Heavy snow and whiteout conditions have also shut down a nearly 80-mile stretch of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 near the New Mexico border.
Denver International Airport is warning passengers that arriving flights could be delayed by up to 90 minutes because federal officials are slowing down traffic there to prevent longer delays. That could also cause some late departures.
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