Although the exact timeline and dates are still in flux, construction of the main gate and visitors center at Fort Indiantown Gap is nearing completion.
Fort Indiantown Gap spokesperson Wayne Hall said that the main gate – officially called an Access Control Point – will likely not be put into operation until later this summer.
A number of steps remain in the process, including commissioning of the work.
Hall said that more details will be shared in the coming weeks, but noted that the timeline is still fluctuating and at this point everything is operating the same way it has been throughout the construction period.
The main gate and visitors center will be opened at the same time, at which point access will be restricted at the eastern end of the base so that construction can begin on the east Access Control Point, to be located on Fisher Ave. near its intersection with Quartermaster Road.
Work on the east gate is expected to take about a year to complete.
A separate gate, for use by military, maintenance, and emergency vehicles only, will be built at Clement Avenue and Asher Miner Road.
When the perimeter project at Fort Indiantown Gap was announced in February 2020, it was noted that the Gap is the only military installation in the nation that is not protected by any type of perimeter wall or fencing. As part of project planning, PennDOT transferred portions of Routes 934 and 443 to the installation.
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The active military base covers about 33 square miles, the vast majority of which is in Lebanon County, with the remainder in Dauphin County. Work on the main gate and visitors center began in December 2021.
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Fort Indiantown Gap is regularly ranked as the nation’s busiest National Guard training center, include in 2022 when it was host to approximately 655,336 military training days.
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Fort Indiantown Gap has a FAQ page on its website with more details about the project.
There will be a process by which members of the public can access the base, but using the base for through traffic will no longer be an option. However, the perimeter project will not limit public access to Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Memorial Lake State Park, Marquette Lake, the Keystone Conference Center, or Fort Indiantown Gap’s hunting and fishing areas.
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Editor’s note: This article was updated to correct the location of the east gate and include additional information about a separate gate which will be available for official use only.
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