Expect new road closures around Fort Drum beginning Wednesday

Isabella Colello

2 years ago

Paul Steven Ghiringhelli Sign welcomes motorists entering Fort Drum at the Iraqi Freedom Gate. To avoid rush-hour delays this summer at this gate, installation officials urge commuters to use the Mount Belvedere Gate, accessible from Watertown by Route 283 or from Interstate 81 by Route 342, or the 45th Infantry Division Gate, roughly two miles south of U.S. Route 11 traveling on Route 26 South.

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) — Work will begin on the next portion of Fort Drum’s Enduring Freedom Road on Wednesday.

Beginning May 18, work will be done on the portion of Enduring Freedom Road stretching from Euphrates River Valley Road to Conway. Closures should be expected, as well as detours and occasional delays.

Closures are due to the ongoing Enduring Freedom Road repaving project that was announced in early May. This project will repave the main road that wraps around a portion of the base and will result in periodic road closures.

Motorists are urged to use caution at the site and follow the signals of construction crew members, as well as plan extra time in their commutes.

Work will be done on this portion of the road until Wednesday, May 25, 2022.