REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) — The U.S. Army Garrison at Redstone Arsenal announced Wednesday that the operational hour changes is a temporary change.
Redstone Arsenal Garrison announced that starting September 2, Gate 3 will close at 1 p.m. daily to accommodate reductions in resources and manning.
This adjustment will not affect inbound traffic during peak morning hours of 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., the Garrison said.
Below is a list of all the gate operational hours, provided by the Redstone Rocket.
There are six gates to get onto Redstone Arsenal, Gate 9 being the main, 24/7 gate.
Col. Erin Eike, Redstone Arsenal Garrison commander, commented on the changes:
"Federal workforce reduction efforts reduced our Security Guard Force by 17% which means at our new authorization strength, we ca