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 make every 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.

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Interactive map now available
The city has an online map that shows work happening throughout the city that may impact travel on roadways. The map captures annual street maintenance work, transportation projects, public and private utility work, and development projects impacting roadways. Visit this link to view the map.

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) 

Please note: Although the city informs online mapping services about our road closures and designated detours/alternate routes, the routes they provide to the general traveling public are generally the shortest or quickest routes between two points. That results in drivers sometimes not following the city's designated detour/alternate routes.

In-progress and Due-to-start Projects

13th Avenue between Chambers and Helena
Both directions of 13th Avenue between Chambers and Helena will be fully closed around the clock through Feb. 28 due to a city water project. Follow the signed detour.

19th Avenue lane closure
Eastbound 19th Avenue at Gun Club Road will have one through lane closed around the clock through Jan. 18 due to a city water project to maintain utilities. Use alternate routes.

56th Avenue between E-470 and Jackson Gap lane closure
Both directions of 56th Avenue between northbound E-470 ramp and Jackson Gap Street will have all lanes shifted around the clock through the fall due to a private developer working to construct enhanced traffic flow. An alternate route is in place; use caution.

Colfax near Peoria lane closures
Both directions of East Colfax Avenue approaching Peoria Street will have two alternating lanes closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 27 to 31 due to a city water project to access manholes. Use alternate route; plan for delays.

Colfax near Potomac lane closures
Both directions of East Colfax Avenue approaching Potomac Street will have two alternating lanes closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 21 to 24 due to a city water project to access manholes. Use alternate route; plan for delays.

Hampden lane closures near Chambers
Westbound Hampden Avenue approaching Chambers Road will have two lanes closed intermittently on weekdays until further notice due to a city project working to access manholes. Use alternate routes.

Jewell full closure
Both directions of Jewell Avenue between Powhaton and Harvest roads will have through lanes closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Sept. 11, due to a private utility working to maintain utilities. Use alternate routes; plan for delays.

Montview lane closures
Both directions of Montview Boulevard between Havana and Peoria streets will have multiple alternating lane closures around the clock through March 13 due to a city water project to maintain utilities. Use alternate routes and use caution.

Peoria lane closures
Peoria Street north of East Colfax Avenue will have some lanes closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 27 to Feb. 1 due to a city water project to maintain infrastructure. Use alternate route; plan for delays.

Peterson full closure
Both directions of Peterson Road between 48th Avenue and Highway 35/Colfax Avenue will be fully closed through July 25 due to a private developer working to maintain infrastructure. Follow the signed detour.

Potomac/Fitzsimons Parkway lane closures
Both directions of Potomac Avenue/Fitzsimons Parkway approaching Colfax Avenue will have two alternating lanes closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 21 to 24 due to a city water project to access manholes. Use alternate route; plan for delays.

Powhaton lane closures
Both directions of Powhaton Road between Jewell and Alameda avenues will have intermittent through lanes closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 11 due to a private utility installing new infrastructure. Use alternate routes; plan for delays.

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 is fully closed around the clock through spring 2026 due to extensive road damage. The replacement road is currently being designed, and construction is estimated to start in summer 2025. 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 is fully closed around the clock through spring 2026 due to extensive road damage. The replacement road is currently being designed, and construction is estimated to start in summer 2025. Follow the signed detour; use alternate routes. The detour route will use Monaghan Road or Imboden Road between 26th and 56th avenues.

I-70 Picadilly Interchange

From Tuesday, Jan. 21, through Friday, Jan. 24, near the Union Pacific railroad bridge to Colfax Avenue, there will be alternating right- and left-lane closures on westbound I-70 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a left-lane closure on eastbound I-70 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for work in the median. Be aware that trucks may be entering eastbound I-70 from the shoulders; please drive with caution.

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

For more information on this project, visit the project webpage or sign up for weekly updates. All construction schedules and traffic impacts are subject to site- and weather-specific conditions.

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

Aurora, in partnership with the city and county of Denver, RTD, CDOT and DRCOG, is preparing for the rollout of the East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). 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.

Construction on the BRT has begun in Denver and will move east, likely reaching Aurora in late 2025. City officials joined federal, state and other local officials Oct. 4 for a groundbreaking ceremony for this project.

Watch the Colfax BRT series, Col-FAQS: On the Street.

BRT systems are designed to move more people with more safety, efficiency and reliability. Buses will run down dedicated center transit lanes in Denver and in mixed flow through Aurora, significantly reducing travel times within the project’s boundaries—from Union Station in Denver to RTD’s R-Line Station at I-225 in Aurora. 

Businesses along the Colfax corridor can take a self-assessment to ready themselves for construction. More information—including a small business toolkit with resources for how to thrive during construction—is available at DenverGov.org/ColfaxBRT. Additional resources are available from the Aurora South Metro Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at AuroraGov.org/SBDC.