The All American Gate,  the main entrance to Fort Bragg, will close at  5 a.m. on Monday, July 27 to make needed repairs to the roadway. The Gruber Road Bridge overpass will also close and the bridge will be replaced. Construction is expected to take 24  months. 

“Upgrades are necessary and long overdue,” said Col. Chad Mixon, the Fort Bragg Garrison  Commander. “We know this will be a disruption to commuters, but it is a temporary  inconvenience that increases safety and will improve long-term readiness.” 

The construction is being done through Fort Bragg’s partnership with the N.C. Department of  Transportation under an Inter-Governmental Service Agreement or IGSA. Fort Bragg uses  NCDOT's expertise to design and manage certain highway construction and maintenance  projects on the post while the Army pays for the work. 

“We’ve been able to get other road repairs completed quicker and cheaper using the IGSA with  the NCDOT,” said Jeff Williamson, Fort Bragg’s Director of Public Works. “We’re proud of the  progress we’ve made in the last year including work on Manchester and King Roads, as well as  the Yadkin Access Control Point. We’re eager to get work on All American and Gruber Bridge  underway.” 

During the AAG and Gruber Bridge closure, there are five other projects, such as culvert  replacements, that will happen in the Gruber Bridge area saving time and money, Williamson  said.  

In June, NCDOT awarded a $15.5 million construction contract to Highland Paving of  Fayetteville for the work on All American Freeway and replacement of Gruber Bridge. 

The repairs will include major repair of roadbed settlement on All American Freeway near  the Rock Merrit Road exit and replacement of the Gruber Road Bridge. The closure will be from  the All American Gate to Zabitosky Street in both inbound and outbound directions. Gruber  Road will have a detour at the All American Freeway overpass. We expect the construction to  take up to 24 months. 

The most convenient way for Non-DOD ID cardholders to request a visitor pass is online at  https://home.army.mil/bragg/, select the Online Visitor Pass link on the right. The All-American  Visitor Center will remain open but visitors will have to use other gates to drive onto the  installation. The closure will be from the All American Gate to Zabitosky Street in both inbound  and outbound directions. Gruber Road will have a detour at the All American Freeway overpass. 

Additional manpower will be added to other gates to accommodate increased traffic at those  gates and hours at some other gates will be extended. Beginning July 27, 24-hour gates include Long  Street, Chicken, Yadkin, Honeycutt, R. Miller and Canopy. Limited-hour gates, open 5 a.m. to 9  p.m., include Butner, Manchester, Rock Merritt. 

Practice alternative routes to your destination on post now to familiarize  yourself with options and traffic flow before the closure. After the main gate is closed, use your  favorite navigation app to see detours and delays before you make a decision on gate usage. You  can use DriveNC.Gov and click on Closures, Roadwork and Incidents to see all the construction  and delays in the Fort Bragg area.