Pass Road Gate construction Published Sept. 21, 2009 KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Construction has begun near the Pass Road Gate. "For now, work is off the roadway, but pedestrians using I-81 and golfers using the golf cart path on the east side of Ploesti Drive should be very careful as I-81 and the golf cart path pass near construction," said Ron Junkin, 81st Mission Support Group. Officials project work on the north side of the gate will begin in late September or early October and will cause traffic at the gate to be one lane in and one lane out on the south side of the gate for two months, with traffic blocked going north on Ploesti. Then the north side will reopen and the south side will close, switching traffic to one lane in and one lane out on the north side of the gate and closing the south lanes of Ploesti. The south side work is scheduled to take about three months. "Dates are still approximate, but actual dates will be announced very soon," Mr. Junkin said.