thedrifter
03-26-07, 02:40 PM
Lejeune to start enforcing road restriction
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Mar 26, 2007 15:21:01 EDT
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.— Traffic on a state highway that runs through Camp Lejeune will be restricted starting April 2, Marine Corps officials announced Monday.
Base officials said allowing only vehicles with Defense Department decals to pass through on N.C. 172 will help increase security on the base. The restriction will remain in effect indefinitely.
The highway has become a popular coastal shortcut between Bear Creek, a town north of the base, to Sneads Ferry, a town about 20 miles south. Base officials have said closing the highway could affect up to 1,000 civilian drivers daily.
Visitors will be able to get temporary base passes, but all traffic without business at the base will be redirected through Jacksonville on state highways 17, 24 and 210, Marine officials said.
The access rules are a part of several security enhancements being implemented at Camp Lejeune following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, base officials said. Other steps to increase security include redesigned gates, upgraded lighting and camera systems, and response plans for attacks.
Ellie
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Mar 26, 2007 15:21:01 EDT
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.— Traffic on a state highway that runs through Camp Lejeune will be restricted starting April 2, Marine Corps officials announced Monday.
Base officials said allowing only vehicles with Defense Department decals to pass through on N.C. 172 will help increase security on the base. The restriction will remain in effect indefinitely.
The highway has become a popular coastal shortcut between Bear Creek, a town north of the base, to Sneads Ferry, a town about 20 miles south. Base officials have said closing the highway could affect up to 1,000 civilian drivers daily.
Visitors will be able to get temporary base passes, but all traffic without business at the base will be redirected through Jacksonville on state highways 17, 24 and 210, Marine officials said.
The access rules are a part of several security enhancements being implemented at Camp Lejeune following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, base officials said. Other steps to increase security include redesigned gates, upgraded lighting and camera systems, and response plans for attacks.
Ellie