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
View the 2023 road construction projects map. 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)
56th and Picadilly new all-way stop
Starting Monday, Dec. 11, the city of Aurora plans to convert the intersection of 56th Avenue and Picadilly Road to an all-way stop. Signs will be installed Dec. 11, followed by stop bars (painted white lines on the roads to indicate where vehicles must stop before crossing) that will be added mid-week. Please use caution and look for new signage in the area.
The all-way stop is an interim safety improvement until signalization can be added to the intersection. The traffic signal has been designed, and should be constructed in the next 12 to 18 months.
Airport Boulevard lane closures
Southbound Airport Boulevard between the eastbound I-70 on-ramp and the westbound I-70 on-ramp will have three through lanes closed from Oct. 12 to Dec. 18 around the clock to maintain infrastructure. Plan for delays; use alternate routes.
Northeast Aurora road closures and improvements
(Map updated Dec. 6, 2023: 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 are now open to traffic, but some shoulder closures may still occur while road improvement work is wrapping up.
-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. 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. 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
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 on any full closures will be posted here when available. Intermittent lane closures are occurring around the clock between Aug. 15 and Dec. 13 to construct enhanced traffic flow. Use caution and 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.
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.
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