As part of the Gartrell/E-470 Interchange Expansion Project, bridge beam installation is scheduled to start Nov. 17, which will result in traffic impacts.

There will be a full closure of Gartrell Road over E-470 from Aurora Parkway to Dry Creek Road during evening and overnight hours only from Tuesday, Nov. 17, to Thursday, Nov. 19. Detours will be in place, using Arapahoe Road and Aurora Parkway as access routes to Gartrell Road.

While this work is underway, E-470 will be closed in one direction at a time at Gartrell Road during evening and overnight hours, with a detour in place over the interchange.

No exits will be available at the E-470 and Gartrell Road interchange during this work. Drivers should use Smoky Hill Road as the alternate route to access destinations normally reached via the Gartrell Road exits. Detour signage will be posted. As part of this work, tolls at the Gartrell Road interchange will be waived during the closures.

Construction started earlier this year on this project, which will expand the existing two-lane Gartrell Road bridge over E-470 to a four-lane section with turn lanes, and will include multimodal improvements and new traffic signals. The project is slated for completion by July 2027.

For construction updates and more details, visit AuroraGov.org/Gartrell.