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.
According to the base, 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.
Construction is expected to take 24 months.
“Upgrades are necessary and long overdue,” said Col. Chad Mixon, the Fort Bragg Garrison Commander in a press release. “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 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: Long Street, Chicken, Yadkin, Honeycutt, R. Miller and Canopy. Limited-hour gates (5 a.m. to 9 p.m.): Butner, Manchester, Rock Merritt.
During construction, the most convenient way for Non-DOW 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 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 Fort Bragg’s Director of Public Works Jeff Williamson in a press release. “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.
During construction, check the Fort Bragg website and follow the Facebook page and My Army Post App for updates on work, detours and traffic flow.
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