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July 12, 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.


Powhaton full closure

Both directions of Powhaton Road between Sixth Avenue and First Avenue will have a full closure around the clock from July 15 to Aug. 12 due to a city project to install new infrastructure. Use alternate routes and follow the signed detour.


11th Avenue lane closures (Nome to Del Mar)

Starting at 7 a.m. July 15, two water projects will close multiple lanes of traffic in both directions on East 11th Avenue between Nome Street and Del Mar Parkway. Closures will vary in duration. Use alternate routes; detours will be in place for about three months.


11th Avenue lane closures (Del Mar to Peoria)

Both directions of 11th Avenue between Del Mar Parkway and Peoria Street will have multiple lanes closed to through traffic around the clock from July 1 to Aug. 30 due to a city project to maintain infrastructure. Use alternate routes; a detour is in place.


Centerpoint Drive full closure

Both directions of Centerpoint Drive between Sable Boulevard and East Alameda Drive will have a full closure around the clock July 8 to 18 due to a private developer working to perform surface repairs. Follow signed detour.


Conservatory Parkway full closure

Both directions of Conservatory Parkway between Dartmouth and Eastman are fully closed around the clock from June 12 to Aug. 11 due to a project to construct enhanced traffic flow. Follow the signed detour route; plan for delays. The detour uses Tower Road and Hampden Avenue between Sterling Hills and Conservatory parkways.


Peterson Road full closure

A private project is resulting in a full closure of Peterson Road between 48th Avenue and Colfax/Highway 36 through Dec. 20 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 July 17 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 Avenue 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 26 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 Street right turn lane closure

Southbound Havana Street between Kentucky and Mississippi avenues will have one right turn-lane closed around the clock through July 26 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 26 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 a full closure around the clock Aug. 2 to 9. Use alternate routes. Follow the signed detour, which will use Airport Road between Colfax Avenue and Smith Road.
  • Northbound Chambers Road between Sixth and Colfax Avenues will have a full closure around the clock Aug. 7 to 14. Follow the signed detour, which will use Airport Road between Sixth and Colfax avenues.
  • Southbound Chambers Road at Hinkley High School will have a left turn lane closed around the clock 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 from Aug. 15 to Oct. 30 to construct enhanced traffic flow. Please use caution and consider alternate routes.

View the Aurora Roadway Impacts Map
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


Monday, July 15, to Friday, July 19, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., there will be intermittent mobile lane closures on eastbound and westbound I-70, between Tower and Gun Club roads, including the westbound I-70 off-ramp at Colfax Avenue to install permanent construction and traffic control signs.


Tuesday, July 16, and Thursday, July 18, to Friday, July 19, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the eastbound left lane and I-70 median will be closed from approximately Smith Road to Colfax Avenue to perform work on the structural columns.


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


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.


Review this year's annual street maintenance map on the city website.

REGIONAL PARTNER CONSTRUCTION UPDATES


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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