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August Road Closures

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Certain roads around Eglin Air Force Base will be closed on the following dates and times for a test mission:

Aug. 1, from 7:30 - 10 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

Aug. 6, from 1 - 2:30 p.m.; Aug. 15, from 12 - 2 p.m.; Aug. 20, from 9 - 11 a.m. and Aug. 22, from 9 - 11 a.m.
Range Road 213 (Bob Sikes) at Hwy 85 and Hwy 87
Range Road 211 from Hwy 87 to Range Road 253
Range Road 234 and intersection of Range Road 250 (East End)
Range Road 259 at Range Road 688 (West End)
Range Road 257 at Ranger Camp
Range Road 236 at Hwy 189 (Lewis Turner)

Aug. 7, 14 from 8 - 10 a.m.
Range Road 213/Range Road 708 at State Road 87 (Old Weaver Tower) West End
Range Road 211 at State Road 87 West End
Range Road 211 at Range Road 253 East End
Range Road 236 at 1/2 mile south of Field 4 Entrance on South End
Range Road 236 at Range Road 675 North End
Range Road 257 at Ranger Camp

Range Road 213, at the turn southwest at the intersection with Range Road 215, will be closed. Range Road 213 will not be closed at the intersection of Hwy 85. Range Road 213 east of 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.

Aug. 14, 27 from 8 - 11 a.m.; Aug. 15, from 7:30 - 10:30 a.m.; Aug. 21, from 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. and Aug. 28, from 8 a.m. - 12 p.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.

Aug. 13, from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Range Road 253 at Range Road 213 Metts Tower
Range Road 253 at Range Road 234/A30 Intersection
Range Road 253 at Range Road 666/A21
Range Road 291 at Range Road 708
Range Road 291 at Range Road 213 
Range Road 700 at Ranger Road 725 North of B75

Aug. 14, 15 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Range Road 213 (Bob Sikes) at Range Road 503 on West End
Range Road 213 (Bob Sikes) at Range Road 409 on West End