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Main gate at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is closed. Here’s what’s going on

The main gate at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is temporarily closed for construction.
The main gate at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is temporarily closed for construction. jkarr@islandpacket.com

The main gate at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort will be closed beginning Monday for gate improvements, the Marines said.

The gate closed at 5 a.m., but motorists can still get access.

During the main gate closure, the primary way to enter the base will be from the “truck gate” on Kimes Avenue north of the main gate on Trask Parkway/Highway 21.

All outbound traffic will leave through the outbound lanes of the main gate as normal. Inbound traffic at the main gate is estimated to resume no earlier than 5 a.m. on Tuesday, the Marines said.

The MCAS Beaufort Visitor’s Center will be closed during the main gate closure.

Urgent business that is normally conducted at the MCAS Beaufort Visitor’s Center can be completed at the MCRD Parris Island Visitor’s Center, the Marines said.

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Karl Puckett
The Island Packet
Karl Puckett covers the city of Beaufort, town of Port Royal and other communities north of the Broad River for The Beaufort Gazette and Island Packet. The Minnesota native also has worked at newspapers in his home state, Alaska, Wisconsin and Montana.
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