Partial closure begins for Pass Road gate Published Sept. 30, 2009 By Keesler News Staff KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Starting Monday, the outbound lanes on the north side of the Pass Road Gate are closed for about eight weeks for construction of denial barriers. The closure includes Ploesti Drive from Pass Road north to the walk-through gate near Jeff Davis Elementary School. Traffic exiting Bay Ridge housing via Curtis Drive, other than cars dropping children off for school, should turn left (north) at Ploesti to access the base. Inbound and outbound travel will be maintained at the Pass Road Gate by dividing the two inbound lanes. Outbound traffic is routed to the inbound lane closest to the gate house, and inbound traffic uses the right turn lane at the gate. A temporary gate house will be located in the grassy island where these two lanes separate. Rodeo Drive will be closed temporarily by the City of Biloxi at Pass Road to enhance safety. Traffic on Rodeo will be detoured from St. Mary Boulevard and Lewis Avenue. Once the lanes on the north side of the gate are completed, they'll be reopened for inbound and outbound traffic and the lanes on the south side of the gate house will be closed, including Ploesti south from Pass Road to Hercules Street, for about 10 weeks. During the project, the Rodenberg Gate is open daily, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.