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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 150 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.
    
Please be patient, slow down and respect the workers and equipment required to maintain well-functioning infrastructure in the city.  

Ongoing Roadwork

The 2023 road construction projects map is now available. The city is improving the condition of its residential streets through the Build Up Aurora program.

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)

Arapahoe and Aurora Parkway lane closures
Periodic eastbound and westbound lane closures will occur at the intersection of East Arapahoe Road and South Aurora Parkway from 8:30 a.m. to late afternoon Tuesday, Sept. 26, to complete road work. Expect merging and slow traffic.

Smoky Hill at Aurora Parkway lane closures
Periodic eastbound and westbound lane closures will occur at the intersection of East Smoky Hill Road and South Aurora Parkway from 8:30 a.m. to late afternoon Monday, Sept. 25, to complete road work. Expect merging and slow traffic.

Hampden lane closures
Westbound Hampden Avenue east of South Biscay Street will have two through lanes closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 2 to 4 for utility maintenance. Expect merging and slow traffic.

Potomac full closure
Southbound Potomac Avenue approaching Second Avenue will have a full closure from Feb. 6 through Oct. 15 (extended from Oct. 1) around the clock to maintain infrastructure. Follow signed detour; use alternate routes. The detour route will use Abilene.

Southbound Peoria full closure
Northbound Peoria Street between 13th and Colfax avenues will have a full closure from Sept. 18 to Oct. 2 around the clock for installing new utilities. Follow the signed detour that uses Potomac and Havana; use alternate routes.

Quincy Avenue widening
Westbound Quincy Avenue between the southbound E-470 ramps and Copperleaf will have two through lanes closed and shifted to the south side of the median and eastbound Quincy Avenue between Copperleaf and E-470 southbound ramps will have one through lane closed from July 17 through Nov. 14 around the clock to replace infrastructure. Use alternate routes.

Northeast Aurora road closures and improvements
(view map for aerial view of closure impacts and alternate routes)
-Imboden Road improvements
Both directions of Imboden Road between 56th Avenue and 72nd Avenue will be closed around the clock to through traffic from Sept. 5 through early to mid-December to replace and improve the infrastructure for better mobility. Adjacent residents may still access Imboden Road south of 72nd Avenue up to the actual closure near where Imboden aligns with 64th Avenue. A detour route will use Hudson Road between 72nd Avenue and 56th Avenue.
-56th Avenue and Hudson Road full closures
Long-term, around-the-clock closures remain in place for both directions of 56th Avenue between Monaghan Road and Hudson Road and both directions of Hudson Road between 56th Avenue and 26th Avenue. The road sections were closed earlier in the summer due to massive flooding from Box Elder Creek that eroded the roads beyond immediate repair. The city has applied for a federal grant to help fund a more resilient reconstruction of the roads, which will be redesigned and rebuilt to mitigate future flood risks and make this critical infrastructure more adaptive. The closure will be in place around the clock through mid-2025. View the map for alternate routes.
-56th Avenue between E-470 and Jackson Gap
At a date to be determined, both directions of 56th Avenue between northbound E-470 ramps and Jackson Gap Street will have a full, around-the-clock closure to widen the road and construct drainage improvements. View the location of the future closure and alternate routes. Updated timing will be posted here when available.

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.

CDOT Road Construction Updates

View weekly construction updates from the Colorado Department of Transportation.

CDOT is installing new curb ramps in Aurora along State Highway 30/Sixth Avenue from I-225 to Havana Street, including at southbound I-225, Del Mar Circle, Moline Street, Kenton Street and Havana Street. The project will run from the last week of September to the end of October, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The project will move quickly, with two ramps built per day; however, the schedule is subject to change based on weather and available resources. Travel impacts include turn-lane closures, intermittent single-lane closures in both directions on Sixth Avenue, and sidewalk and shoulder closures. For more details, visit the project website.

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.

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.