Nighttime closures to I-70 in Aurora on May 2 and 3
Interstate 70 will be closed in both directions for two nights, Thursday and Friday, between Colfax Avenue and Tower Road in Aurora, the City of Aurora said Wednesday in a statement.
The closure will take place during nighttime hours on Thursday and Friday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Concurrently, the I-70 westbound off ramp at Tower Road is also closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in order to complete the install of a pedestrian bridge spanning over the interstate just east of Tower Rd.
A section of Interstate 70 in north Aurora will be closed for two overnights while crews finish installing a pedestrian bridge over the interstate.
The City said eastbound traffic will be directed off of I-70 at the Tower Rd exit then will follow the detour south on Tower Rd and east on Colfax Ave to return to I-70. Westbound traffic will be directed to exit I-70 at Colfax Ave and will follow the detour west on Colfax Ave then north on Tower Rd to return to I-70.
Detour signage will be in place to guide traffic around the closure during this time.
This work is part of the Aurora High Line Canal Trail improvement project, further activities will continue through its anticipated completion in spring 2024.
Project information can be found at AuroraGov.org/HLCT.
(Contact Denver Gazette digital producer Jonathan Ingraham at jonathan.ingraham@denvergazette.com or on X at @Skingraham.)
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