1st Street now closed for major renovation

 JEO holds first bi-weekly progress meeting as project begins

“Road closed” signs went up Thursday at the Highway 34 intersection when demolition of 1st Street in Aurora began.
“Road closed” signs went up Thursday at the Highway 34 intersection when demolition of 1st Street in Aurora began.

Construction has begun in earnest now on the city’s planned 1st Street renovation project, prompting a change of travel routes throughout what is scheduled to be a summer-long venture. “Road closed” signs went up Thursday when demolition initially began at the Highway 34 intersection. By Monday, the roadway and many driveway tie-ins had been removed all the way to Parklane Avenue, with demolition …