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Main Gate Closes at Naval Base San Diego for Upgrade

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS090722-09
Release Date: 7/22/2009 4:25:00 AM

By Maile Y. Baca, Naval Base San Diego Public Affairs

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) closed its main gate, also known as Gate 6, for reconstruction July 19.

The area from Harbor Drive to Surface Navy Way and from Building 29 to Robertson Street is now blocked to traffic. Gate 7, located on Harbor Drive just south of the Gate 6 is now the temporary main gate.

The main gate is being redesigned to make the flow of traffic more efficient, to beautify the area and most importantly, to make the entrance safer for those who guard it.

The current traffic configuration is a 'T' intersection. Under the new construction plan, a traffic circle will be implemented. A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has determined that traffic circles are safer than other kinds of intersections. Additionally, the traffic circle will improve the traffic flow off of Harbor Drive and Interstate-15 and reduce transit time for those who access the area.

A part of the new construction will be the implementation of guard shacks similar to what is on North Island. The new guard shacks will provide shelter from the weather and a layer of protection from vehicles for the security watch.

Trucks and commercial vans that must be security screened need to go to Gate 40A located on McKinley Ave off of Civic Center Drive. The hours of operation are 5 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The entire project is scheduled to cost $2.2 million and take an estimated 10 months. NBSD, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest and Allen Engineering Contractor, Inc., are working together to ensure this project will be a quality of life improvement to those who frequent NBSD while ensuring there is minimal impact to the local community and personnel who work at NBSD while the construction is occurring.

For more news from Naval Base San Diego, visit www.navy.mil/local/NBSD/.