US 40 & I-70 Intersection Improvements in Aurora
Work Schedule
Week of July 6-18
Daytime Operations
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
Week of July 6
During operations, motorists may experience a single lane closure at the following locations:
- Tower Road approaching the I-70 ramps
- Colfax Avenue, from Fitzsimmons Pkwy to Sable Rd
Week of July 13
- During operations, motorists may experience shoulder closures on Colfax Ave. in both directions from Fitzsimons Pkwy to Sable Rd
Locations & Work Details
weather dependent and are subject to change. For the safety of crews and motorists, the speed limit will be reduced to 30 mph.
Colfax Avenue & I-225 in Adams County (at mile point 306.3)
From September through November 2019, crews will:
- replace traffic signals;
- improve sidewalks to comply with the ADA;
- widen ramps on I-225; and
- extend left-turn lanes from westbound Colfax Avenue onto Potomac;
- add a second left-turn lane in both directions of Colfax Avenue onto I-225.
Travel impacts include:
- single- and double-lane closures in both directions;
- sidewalk closures; and
- on- and off-ramp closures.
Colfax Avenue & Chambers Road in Adams County (at MP 307)
From late August through October 2019, crews will:
- replace traffic signals;
- improve sidewalks to comply with the ADA; and
- add a second left-turn lane on westbound Colfax onto Chambers Road.
Travel impacts include:
- single-lane closures in both directions; and
- sidewalk closures.
I-70 and Tower Road in Adams County (at MP 285)
November Work: Traffic signal replacement, improvements to sidewalks in compliance with the ADA Impacts: North and southbound single lane closures, sidewalk closures, on and off–ramp closures
In November 2019, crews will:
- replace traffic signals; and
- improve sidewalks to comply with the ADA.
Travel impacts include:
- single-lane closures in both directions;
- sidewalk closures; and
- on- and off-ramp closures.
Project Facts
Goal: Improve safety and support area traffic growth.
Cost: $2.5 million
Contractor: KECI Colorado, Inc.
Timeline: late August 2019 - July 2020
Location:
- Colfax Avenue (US 40) and I-225 at MP 306.3
- Colfax Avenue and Chambers Road at MP 307
- I-70 and Tower Road at MP 285
Work hours: 8 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. Sunday - Friday
