Be a Good Neighbor: Joint base leaders ask commuters to use Hatfield, Wright Gates to avoid gate traffic congestion

Photo By Damien Salas | Traffic builds out of Hatfield Gate and into Arlington's south 2nd street as early morning traffic causes delays at the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Feb. 11, 2015. JBM-HH leaders are asking commuters to use consider using Hatfield or Wright Gates on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base to avoid traffic build-up at Henderson Hall's Gate 1. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Damien Salas)  

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

09.10.2015

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Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall

By JBM-HH Public Affairs

As Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall moves forward with its Automated Installation Entry (AIE II Plus) system upgrades, traffic may back up at the gates, especially during peak traffic times. This has been the case in recent weeks at the Myer/Henderson Hall gates. Personnel and visitors are asked to be aware of and obey Arlington County traffic regulations in these areas and, especially, of the surrounding neighborhoods.

At Henderson Hall’s Gate 1, for example, motorists have been seen making sudden U-turns and traveling the wrong way on a one-way street in attempts to escape traffic back-ups. Arlington County Police have been citing violators. Additionally, there have been complaints from residents in the neighborhood just outside Gate 1, to include South Orme, South Ode and South Oak Streets, of excessive speed on these streets, littering (to include cigarette butts) and loud music blaring from vehicles as they approach the gate - especially in the early morning.

Arlington police have also received a number of traffic complaints from residents along South 2nd Street, between Glebe Road and the joint base, of speeding and reckless driving. Arlington police are asking all personnel to watch their speed along South Second Street as they will be stepping up enforcement as the school year begins.

Personnel and visitors are asked to be mindful of all our neighbors both in Arlington County and Southwest D.C., and to practice being “a good neighbor.” Please don’t speed, litter or play music excessively loud when driving through these neighborhoods, and please obey all traffic signs.

To alleviate long lines at Gate 1, consider using Hatfield or Wright Gates on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base:

Hatfield Gate - on Washington Boulevard at Second Street South, Arlington. This main gate is open 24/7. A recent, new traffic pattern directing DoD ID card holders, Non-DoD ID card holders and pedestrians and bicyclists to individual lanes is successful, and traffic backups have been lessened at this site. See www.slideshare.net/JBMHH/drive2-hatfield-allpoints4web to get here.

Wright Gate - at Marshall Drive and North Meade Street, off Route 110. This gate is rarely impacted by traffic and is smooth sailing for DoD ID card holders. See https://e.afit.edu/700348XN9KR to get here.

With a little effort, forethought and minor adjustment on the part of everyone accessing Fort Myer or Henderson Hall, we can be good neighbors and keep everyone safe.

For more information, call 703-696-3525.

• Date Taken: 09.10.2015
• Date Posted: 09.11.2015 10:43
• Story ID: 175715
• Location: JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VIRGINIA, US