April Road Closures Published April 1, 2014 EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Certain roads around Eglin Air Force Base will be closed on the following dates and times for a test mission: April 1, from 8 - 11 a.m. and April 8, 9, 10 from 9 a.m. - noon. Range Road 213 (Bob Sikes Hwy) from intersection with SR 285 to LZ East April 7, 9 Highways 85, 123, and 285 will be closed for a short time April 9 for a test mission. The mission scheduled for March 28 was cancelled due to weather. The closure is scheduled to occur between 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on April 9. The closure will occur only when absolutely required for safety, and drivers should plan accordingly. April 8, from 1:15 - 5 p.m. and April 10, from 7 - 8:45 a.m. Range Road 213 East End at Field 5 Water Tank Intersection Range Road 236/235/250 Southeast End Range Road 236 at Substation on South End Range Road 257 from Range Road 213 to Ranger Camp Range Road 211 at Range Road 253 North Range Road 213 at Hwy 87 West End Range Road 708 at Hwy 87 East End Range Road 259 closed north of the intersection with Range Road 688 Range Road 688 closed from the intersection with Range Road 259 east to the intersection with Range Road 666 Range Road 666 closed from the intersection with Range Road 688 east to the intersection with Range Road 253 Range Road 253 closed north of the intersection with Range Road 666 April 8, from 1:15 - 5 p.m. and April 10, 22, 23 from 7 - 9 a.m. and April 25, from 6:30 - 8:30 a.m. Range Road 213 closed starting at the intersection with Range Road 215 and extending southwest. Everything west of Hwy 85 to SR 87 is closed. Note: Access to 7th Special Forces Group Cantonment Area on Range Road 215 will remain open. Range Road 215 and Hwy 85 will remain open. Range Road 211 East will remain open for access to Camp Rudder. April 9, from 2 - 3:30 p.m., April 11, from 12:30 - 2 p.m.; April 16, from 8 - 9:30 a.m. and April 18, from 8 - 1o a.m. Hwy 85 closed from Range Road 213 to a point 1.4 miles north of the intersection of Hwy 285 and College Blvd Range Road 213 where it turns southwest at the intersection with Range Road 215 Range Road 213 open at the Hwy 85 intersection Range Road 213 east of the intersection of Range Road 215 and Range Road 215 west of the intersection with Range Road 213 will remain open to provide access to the 7th Special Forces Group Cantonment site Hwy 123 closed from the north intersection with Hwy 85 to a point 1.5 miles north of the south tintersection with Hwy 85 Hwy 285 closed from the intersection with Range Road 470 on the south end to the intersection with Range Road 213 on the north end April 23, from 9 a.m. 3 p.m. and April 25, from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Range Road 220 and 454 closed north of Range Road 213 April 29, 30 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Range Road 213 (Bob Sikes) from intersection with Hwy 285 to LZ East