Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Wright Gate closing March 7 to mid April

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall

Media Advisory

Public Affairs Office

204 Lee Avenue

Fort Myer, VA 22211-1199

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2011

Contact Sharon Walker – 703-696-0584 – Ofc. | 703-946-6995 – Cell

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Wright Gate

closing March 7 to mid April

Drivers, bikers, walkers and runners will not be able to enter and leave Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall through Wright Gate March 7 - April 18.

The gate, located at Marshall Drive and North Meade Street in Arlington, will be closed – even to pedestrians and bikers for safety’s sake -- while workers repair and renovate damage caused by last year’s record snowfall.

Options to enter and egress Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall while Wright Gate is closed:

· Hatfield Gate at South 2^nd Street on Washington Boulevard, Arlington (Fort Myer Main Gate, open 24/7)

· Henderson Hall’s Annex Gate near the Navy Annex at Southgate Road, Arlington (open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday)

· Henderson Hall’s Main Gate, off of Southgate Road and Orme Street, Arlington (open 24/7)

Fort Myer’s Henry Gate, at Arlington Boulevard and Pershing Drive, Arlington, will be open for outbound vehicular traffic from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week during the Wright Gate shutdown. Henry Gate accommodates pedestrian in-and-out traffic as do all open gates.