The Colorado Department of Transportation will close the eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Tuesday so crews can recover the wreckage of a semi-truck.

The full closure is expected to last at least six hours. Motorists should be prepared to add an additional 90 minutes to their commute.

Drivers traveling in the high country Tuesday can expect massive delays if in the Vail area. Eastbound I-70 will be completely shut down from East Vail to Copper Mountain so that CDOT crews can finish cleaning the wreckage from a major crash on Vail Pass last week.

The Colorado Department of Transportation closed all eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Tuesday morning to allow crews to recover the wreckage of a semi that crashed last week.

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close the eastbound lanes of Vail Pass for at least six hours so crews can recover the wreckage of a semi-truck.