More accessibility is becoming available for travelers and visitors in the Aurora Highlands along E-470, also known as Exit 22, or Aurora Highlands Parkway. This is on a highway more than 20,000 people use daily.
The Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority tells CBS Colorado Traffic Tracker Reporter Brian Sherrod the Aurora Highlands houses 1,000 people, with the expectation of housing 60,000 people over the next few years.
Starting Friday afternoon, drivers can expect full accessibility in all directions of E-470 and Aurora Highlands Parkway. The north side opened back in December 2023 with the south side opening on Friday.
ARTA tells CBS Colorado the Aurora Highlands spans 4,000 acres and will be known as the building of a new downtown Aurora. The six square miles master plan will include five schools, a 50-acre hospital site, and 13,000 units with many being apartments. The new area will also include a rec center, RTD services, police, fire and medical campus.