Drivers passing through I-25 near C-470 in Lone Tree on the early morning of Feb 4 noticed that the interstate highway was getting slick and driving was becoming a bit of a challenge. It was an accident waiting to happen and before 8:00AM what officers feared had come true. Two cars collided with each other in the interstate stretch near C-470 causing traffic to slow down to a snail’s pace. Most of the motorist were not only worrying about being late for work, but more so they were worrying about the conditions of the road which were getting more icy and slippery by the minute. In fact in just a span of a few minutes another accident happened in the southbound lane of I-25.
Ryan Drake of CDOT reported several minor accidents, both northbound and southbound, resulting from the icy condition of the I-25. Drake also warned motorists “It’s extremely slick, and it would be a good idea if everyone would just slow down.” Michelle Kivela, Lone Tree city manager announced that they were forced to close the interstate road to traffic to ensure motorist’s safe passage. Fortunately the Colorado Department of Transportation was able to clean out the accident and sand the road in a short time, quickly opening the I-25 in less than 30 minutes before it caused more delay. The traffic quickly returned to normal, albeit motorists were driving slowly and carefully.
