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 fund the improvements.
Many of the roadways being addressed have not had large-ticket maintenance done on them for ten or more years, according to Aurora Public Works engineering supervisor Nicholas Johnson.
"I see immense value for the community on this," Johnson said. "I've gotten quite a bit of positive feedback from people noticing roads that have been getting work done after a long time."