Aurora Construction Update week of June 6, 2010

Aurora Corridor Project Weekly Construction Update
Week of June 6, 2010

Construction hours are 8:00 a.m. Sunday through 5:00 p.m. Friday.  There will be no construction on Saturdays.

Regular daytime construction hours
Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Night-time construction hours allowed
Sunday to Thursday, 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Water line work, nighttime lane closures on Aurora
Crews will continue water line work on Aurora between N 175th and N 185th Streets. This work will occur at night, Monday through Friday morning.

Joint utility trench (JUT) installation on Midvale Avenue, Interurban Trail
Crews will continue digging the JUT on Midvale Avenue to connect utility vaults. Midvale Avenue will be reduced to one lane and a small section of the Interurban Trail on Midvale Avenue will be temporarily closed. Vehicles, pedestrians and Interurban Trail users are being directed by flaggers. Please travel safely and pay attention to the direction of flaggers.

Temporary signal at N 175th Street and Midvale Avenue
Crews will continue working to install a temporary traffic signal at N 175th Street and Midvale Avenue to use during construction and until the new permanent signal is installed. To allow this work to occur, a single lane closure is likely on N 175th Street. Please pay attention to signage and flaggers.

Driveway and sidewalk grading
Crews will continue grading activities in the work zone on the east side of Aurora and will begin pouring concrete sidewalks and paving driveways between N 165th and N 175th Streets.  

Roadway excavation
Crews will continue removing asphalt and excavating in the work zone on Aurora between N 175th and N 185th Streets.

Landscaping preparations
Crews will continue to install components for landscaping, including irrigation “sleeving” and underground “root boxes” in which to plant trees and other vegetation. 

Help us keep a safe construction area by:

• Driving carefully in all construction zones and following the directions of signs and flaggers.
• Never turning left across a single yellow line when traveling  onto or off of various segments of Aurora between N 165th to N 185th Streets. This includes making left turns when leaving businesses on Aurora.
• Making left-turns off of Aurora Avenue at signalized intersections at N 165th, N 175th, and N 185th Streets.
• Adhering to the 35 MPH speed limit enforced throughout the corridor.
• Using pedestrian crosswalks and avoiding designated work zones.
• Watching for construction activities near the Interurban Trail.

Please contact the 24-hour hotline at 206-801-2485 or email  if you feel there is an unsafe situation on the roadway. Visit the webpage for weekly construction updates posted by the end of the day each Friday or sign up to receive emailed updates on the homepage of Shoreline's website.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson