Sunday morning crashes shut down parts of I-25 near Monument, Fort Carson

Northbound I-25 is closed at mile marker 163 near Monument and southbound I-25 is closed at Exit 135 near Fort Carson, Colorado transportation officials said.

Sunday morning crashes shut down parts of I-25 near Monument, Fort Carson

Northbound Interstate 25 is closed Sunday morning near Monument for a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s officials first posted about the crash, which happened about 25 miles north of Colorado Springs, on social media at 8:41 a.m. Sunday. They said the highway is closed at mile marker 63 for the crash clean-up and investigation.

To the south, near Fort Carson and Fountain, another Sunday morning crash shut down a section of southbound I-25, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Southbound I-25 is closed between Exit 135 for South Academy Boulevard and Colorado 16 in Fountain, CDOT officials said in an 8:40 a.m. update.

Drivers should expect delays in both areas and take alternate routes where possible.

This is a developing story and will be updated. 

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