DATE: December 18, 2015 11:05:46 AM GMT-0400

Holiday hours announced for Fort Lee gates (correction)

CORRECTION:  Mahone Avenue gate hours will remain unchanged during the holidays.

FORT LEE, Va. – Operational hours at Fort Lee gates will be adjusted from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3 due to a reduced Soldier presence on post during the holidays.

On weekdays, the Temple Avenue gate will be closed and the A Avenue gate will open one hour later at 6 a.m.

Following is the full gate schedule during the holidays:

  • Lee Avenue:  Always open
  • Mahone Avenue:  5 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.-11 p.m. weekends and federal holidays
  • A Avenue:  6 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Friday; closed weekends and federal holidays
  • Shop Road (commercial vehicle entrance):  6 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday-Friday; closed weekends and federal holidays
  • Sisisky Boulevard:  5 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Friday; closed weekends and federal holidays
  • Jackson Circle:  Always open to staff, residents and authorized guests
  • Temple Avenue:  Closed

Visitors without valid federal credentials to access the installation must go to the Visitor Control Center at the Lee Avenue gate, which is open 5 a.m.-11 p.m. weekdays and 6 a.m.-11 p.m. on weekends and federal holidays. More information regarding access to Fort Lee is available online at www.lee.army.mil/access.

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