JEO study to explore underpass on Hwy 34

Council approves plan to learn about cost, design options; timing linked to NDOT’s 2030 street project

This section of Highway 34 by the Aurora swimming pool will be the focus of a study to consider the concept and cost of building an undercrossing in conjunction with an NDOT highway improvement project planned for approximately 2030.
This section of Highway 34 by the Aurora swimming pool will be the focus of a study to consider the concept and cost of building an undercrossing in conjunction with an NDOT highway improvement project planned for approximately 2030.

The Aurora City Council initiated a design study last week to explore the possibility and cost of installing an undercrossing on Highway 34 near the swimming pool in the area of 12th and 13th streets. After years if not decades of discussion about safety concerns with pedestrians, especially young children, crossing the busy highway to get to Streeter Park and the swimming pool, city leaders decid…