One lane of eastbound Interstate 70 reopened Friday afternoon in Eagle County after an early morning crash involving two semitrailers shut down the interstate.

Both lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 are closed east of Edwards, according to an Eagle County Alert at 4:40 a.m. Colorado State Patrol said the cleanup could result in a closure of “more than

An early-morning Friday crash on Interstate 70 between two oncoming semi-trucks sent two to the hospital with serious bodily injuries and shuttered the interstate’s eastbound lanes for more than seven hours.

Eastbound I-70 will be closed between exit 114 for West Glenwood and exit 133 for Dotsero until at least 2 p.m., according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

CSP said there could be an eastbound I-70 delay of more than eight hours before the roadway is fully open Friday.

Colorado State Patrol anticipates the closure could last more than eight hours due to necessary clean up and a following investigation.

Two semi-trucks crashed on Interstate 70 around mile marker 163 at 4:30 a.m. Friday, the Colorado State Patrol said.

A semi truck rolled over in the westbound lanes and came to rest in the eastbound lanes, the Colorado State Patrol said.