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June 7, 2024

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Road Construction Work in Progress


Weather delays may be expected for all work zones.


Please check the road construction updates webpage and the city's social media channels for any unexpected changes to schedules.


*** Please note that dates for ongoing projects may be adjusted as work progresses. Check the information below regularly to view the current timelines.


In-progress and due-to-end projects


Peterson Road full closure

A private project is resulting in a full closure of Peterson Road between 48th Avenue and Colfax/Highway 36 through Oct. 28 to maintain infrastructure. Follow the signed detour route; plan for delays. The detour will use Harback Road between 48th Avenue and Colfax/Highway 36.


Gun Club Road full closure

A private development project has closed both directions of Gun Club Road between Sixth and 10th avenues through June 26 around the clock due to a private project to install new infrastructure. Follow the signed detour route, which uses the I-70 frontage road/Colfax and Stephen Hogan Parkway/Sixth Parkway between Picadilly and Powhaton roads. Plan for delays.


Mississippi full closure

Both directions of Mississippi Avenue between Fulton and Joliet streets will have a full closure through July 3 around the clock due to a private utility working to maintain infrastructure. Use alternate routes; plan for delays.


Mississippi lane closures

Both directions of Mississippi Avenue at Havana Street will have two of three through lanes and all left-turn lanes closed from May 20 to July 3 overnight only on weekdays and weekends due to a private utility working to replace infrastructure. The detour will use parallel roads, Alameda and Jewell between Peoria and Dayton. Use alternate routes; plan for delays.


Havana right turn lane closure

Southbound Havana Street between Kentucky and Mississippi avenues will have one right turn-lane closed around the clock through July 3 due to a private utility working to maintain infrastructure. Use alternate routes; plan for delays.


Havana lane closures

Both directions of Havana Street at Mississippi Avenue will have two of three through lanes and all left-turn lanes closed from May 20 to July 3 overnight only on weekdays and weekends due to a private utility working to replace infrastructure. The detour will use parallel roads, Peoria and Dayton between Alameda and Jewell. Use alternate routes; plan for delays.


Chambers Road full and partial closures

The following closures are happening along Chambers Road due to a private utility working to maintain infrastructure:


  • Northbound Chambers Road between Colfax Avenue and Smith Road will have two of three lanes closed around the clock from June 15 to July 13. Use alternate routes. Follow the signed detour, which will use Airport Road between Colfax Avenue and Smith Road. A full closure in this area will occur around the clock from May 20 to June 1 for the same reason.
  • Northbound Chambers Road between Sixth and Colfax Avenues will have a full closure around the clock from June 3 to 10. Follow the signed detour, which will use Airport Road between Sixth and Colfax avenues. This same closure also will occur from Aug. 7 to 14.
  • Southbound Chambers Road at Hinkley High School will have a left turn lane closed around the clock from Aug. 7 to 14. Use alternate routes. Entrance and exit for Hinkley High School will be closed to and from Chambers Road. Southbound Chambers Road at Sand Creek will have two lanes closed around the clock from Aug. 12 to 19. Use alternate routes.


Northeast Aurora road closures and improvements

(view map for aerial view of closure impacts and alternate routes)

-56th Avenue between Monaghan and Hudson

Both directions of 56th Avenue between Monaghan and Hudson roads will have a full closure from July 15, 2023, to July 14, 2025, around the clock due to extensive road damage. The replacement road is currently being designed. Follow the signed detour; use alternate routes. The detour route uses Monaghan Road or Imboden Road between 26th Avenue and 56th Avenue.

-Hudson Road between 56th Avenue and 26th Avenue

Both directions of Hudson Road between 56th and 26th avenues will have a full closure from July 15, 2023, to July 14, 2025, around the clock due to extensive road damage. The replacement road is currently being designed. Follow the signed detour; use alternate routes. The detour route will use Monaghan Road or Imboden Road between 26th and 56th avenues.

-56th Avenue between E-470 and Jackson Gap

A private development project affecting 56th Avenue between the northbound E-470 ramps and Jackson Gap Road will have intermittent lane closures both day and night on weekdays and weekends until late October to construct enhanced traffic flow. When the new eastbound alignment on the south side of existing 56th Avenue is complete, eastbound and westbound traffic will then switch to that alignment while the existing alignment will be reconstructed. Please use caution and consider alternate routes.


Pending Projects


Centrepoint Drive full closure

Both directions of Centrepoint Drive between Sable Boulevard and East Alameda Drive will be fully closed around the clock in June (dates to be determined) due to a private developer performing surface repairs. Follow the signed detour route; plan for delays.

This teal and purple graphic image is the logo for the I-70 Picadilly interchange project and links to the project webpage.

I-70 Picadilly Interchange Construction Updates


A nearby development project unrelated to the I-70 Picadilly Interchange project has closed both directions of Gun Club Road between Sixth and 10th avenues through June 26. This is an around-the-clock closure for the private project to install new infrastructure.


All construction schedules and traffic impacts are subject to site- and weather-specific conditions.


Crews are installing storm sewers this week to ensure proper drainage. They also will begin grading to prepare the land so it can effectively bear weight.


Embankment activities will continue into the early summer. Because of this, trucks are still hauling high quantities of material to the temporary work zone, west of Colfax Avenue (Exit 288).


Be cautious of slow-moving trucks in a high volume/speed zone. They do not slow down, speed up or maneuver quickly. Please give them extra space as they enter and exit the work zone.


More information on the project is available at AuroraGov.org/I70Picadilly. All construction schedules and traffic impacts are subject to site- and weather-specific conditions.


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This map of Aurora shows the roads that will receive maintenance work in 2024 and links to a PDF on a webpage to enlarge the map.

Routine Yearly Road Maintenance Work


Aurora’s roadway maintenance programs are designed to provide safe travel conditions throughout the city and preserve the city’s investment in roadway infrastructure. Annual programs are developed to apply the appropriate maintenance strategy at the appropriate time in the roadway’s life cycle.


This year's annual street maintenance map is now available.

REGIONAL PARTNER CONSTRUCTION UPDATES


Metro Water Recovery


As part of ongoing and routine wastewater treatment system maintenance, Metro Water Recovery is rehabilitating segments of corroded pipe within Aurora. Construction for this critical infrastructure will be limited to brief disturbances at 11 bypass locations. Short-term road closures and/or traffic detours may be needed along bypass pumping routes.


Affected locations in 2024 may be viewed on the project website.


Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)


View construction updates from the Colorado Department of Transportation.


E-470 Road Widening Project


View more on this project from the E-470 Tollway Authority.


East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit


The city and county of Denver, in partnership with RTD, the city of Aurora and CDOT, is moving forward with Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on East Colfax Avenue. This project is intended to move more people more efficiently and more safely along the Colfax Corridor.


Based on available funding, East Colfax BRT construction is slated to begin in late 2024 (or 2025 in Aurora), with the system operating starting in early 2027. Buses will run down center transit lanes in Denver and on side-running transit lanes in Aurora. The city of Aurora negotiated an intergovernmental agreement with Denver to fund the design and construction of BRT elements along the Aurora portion of Colfax.


For more information on the project, visit DenverGov.org/ColfaxBRT.

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