As the city of Aurora improves its infrastructure offerings to its current and future residents, demands for more infrastructure, improvements and repairs also grow. On any given work day, there can be as many as 100 active work zones within the city.
Traffic engineering staff do make an effort to minimize the impact of these work zones to the traveling public. In addition to reviewing and approving the plans to ensure they are safe and compliant with all regulations, staff also work with contractors to seek alternatives to street closures and minimize the number of lane closures and their duration. Staff also try to keep conflicting work zones from overlapping in time or space. In most cases, these efforts are successful. However, on occasion, alternatives are not available and since we are dealing with the outdoor environment, even the best planned projects get delayed by weather, special events or unknown conditions, resulting in confusion and/or unplanned congestion.
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 15 to 19. Please be patient, slow down, use caution and respect the workers and equipment required to maintain well-functioning infrastructure in the city.
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Annual Street Maintenance Work
The 2024 road construction projects map is now posted. See the Weekly Roadwork Construction Schedule
Visit this link for more information about city of Aurora roadwork.
Other Road Construction Work (weather delays may be expected for all work zones)
In-progress Projects
Gun Club Road full closure
A private development project has closed both directions of Gun Club Road between Sixth and 10th avenues from April 8 to June 26 around the clock for the installation of 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.
Southbound Airport full closure
The full closure by a private developer of southbound Airport Boulevard between 22nd and Colfax avenues will continue around the clock through May 14. The duration of the closure was required to be extended to repair a large water pipe that was damaged. Expect delays, and follow the detours as shown on this map.
Mississippi and Havana lane closures
A private development project affecting both directions of Mississippi Avenue between Fulton and Joliet streets will have two through lanes closed around the clock from Nov. 20 to May 26 to maintain infrastructure as part of a private development project. In addition, southbound Havana Street between Kentucky and Mississippi avenues will have one through lane closed around the clock from Nov. 20 through May 1 for the same reason. Expect merging and slow traffic.
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 15, 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 15, 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 July 2024 to construct enhanced traffic flow. The new eastbound alignment on the south side of existing 56th Avenue should be completed toward the end of July 2024, and eastbound and westbound traffic will then switch to that alignment while the existing alignment will be reconstructed. Please use caution and consider alternate routes.
Chambers Road Over Sand Creek Bridge
A permanent right-lane closure is in place on southbound Chambers Road from 23rd Street to the end of the bridge. Drivers should expect daily temporary lane closures in northbound lanes while construction is in progress. Construction vehicles will be entering and exiting the work site regularly. Please respect the cone zone and drive safely. Visit the project webpage for weekly updates.
I-70 Picadilly Interchange
The right shoulders on both east- and westbound I-70 between mile markers 287 and 288 will be closed for the foreseeable future.
Please be alert: Don't follow trucks into the work zone. Trucks will be exiting off eastbound I-70 and directly into a temporary work zone west of Colfax Avenue (Exit 288). Slowing to below 45 m.p.h. near the railroad bridge east of the Tower Road interchange, they will then exit onto the shoulder to enter the work area.
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Due to Start Projects
11th Avenue full closure
Both directions of 11th Avenue between northbound Del Mar Parkway and southbound Del Mar Parkway will have a full closure from April 29 to May 6 around the clock to improve drainage. Follow the signed detour route, which uses Havana Street and 10th Avenue.
Eastbound I-70 on-ramp full closure
The eastbound on-ramp of I-70 from Tower Road will have a full closure from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 24 and 25 to install new infrastructure. Follow the signed detour route; expect slow traffic. The detour will use Colfax Avenue between Tower Road and Gun Club Road.
26th Avenue full closure
Both directions of 26th Avenue between Monaghan Road and Main Street will have a full closure around the clock from April 24 to 27 to maintain infrastructure. Follow the signed detour route, which uses 38th Parkway/Aurora Highlands Parkway between Monaghan Road and Main Street.
I-70 full closure
Both directions of I-70 between Tower Road and Colfax Avenue will be fully closed from May 2 to 3 overnight only for installation of new infrastructure. Follow the signed detour route, which will use Colfax Avenue between Tower Road and Gun Club Road. Expect slow traffic.
Centrepoint Drive full closure
A private development project affecting both directions of Centrepoint Drive between Sable Boulevard and East Alameda Drive will have a full closure around the clock from May 6 to 8 to perform surface repairs. Follow the signed detour route; plan for delays. The detour will use Alameda Avenue between Sable Boulevard and East Alameda Drive.
Metro Water Recovery project may result in short-term road closures
As part of ongoing and routine wastewater treatment system maintenance, Metro Water Recovery is rehabilitating segments of corroded pipe within Aurora. The Aurora Westside Interceptor Rehabilitation Project is necessary to maintain about 23,000 feet of pipeline that runs from Parker Road and I-225 to Dayton Street and Smith Road.
The work performed by Inliner Solutions began in early September. 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.
CDOT Road Construction Updates
View weekly construction updates from the Colorado Department of Transportation.
E-470 Road Widening Updates
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.
A Community Open House is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Carla Madison Recreation Center, 2401 E. Colfax Ave., in Denver. The project team will share updated plans and answer questions related to BRT design, construction and small business support, the bus-riding experience, parking, safety and more. If you plan to attend, use this link to RSVP. Spanish interpretation will be provided, and child care is available for $2.
Based on available funding, construction is slated to begin in 2024, 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.
Opportunities for public engagement on the project continue, with two community open houses coming up in the next few weeks. For more information on the project, visit DenverGov.org/ColfaxBRT.
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