Tag: Aurora Public Works
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All roads maintained by Aurora now rated ‘good’ or better as repair program finishes early
All of the roadwork for Build Up Aurora — a program to fix roads in need of repair in the city — was completed last month, beating the program’s deadline for the work to be done and right in time for the brunt of the winter season. The program, with a goal to improve roads…
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Jorge Cardenas plows Aurora’s streets and lives his lifelong dream as a big rig driver
Jorge Cardenas wanted to be a truck driver since he was a kid growing up in Mexico. Now, he drives big rigs for the city of Aurora, living out his childhood dream and being a hero for city residents who need to get from place to place. Cardenas, who works for Aurora Public Works, is…
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Aurora council votes to let HOAs, special districts plow residential streets
As winter approaches and the mountains start to see snow, Aurora’s City Council decided Monday that the city will let special districts and HOAs plow their own residential streets this winter. The city’s current snow removal plan prioritizes public safety access, with residential streets not prioritized for plowing. The new program would allow special district…
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Aurora project to fix neighborhood roads makes progress, draws praise
Nine months after Aurora began a new program to improve roads across the city, 27 neighborhoods have been re-paved and there is still work to be done. Build Up Aurora, a two-year maintenance program to improve roads in 35 Aurora neighborhoods, began at the beginning of the year after city council approved a plan to…