Perimeter Access Gates

Construction of the Liberty Gate is expected to be complete June 3, 2011. This gate includes a new Vehicle Inspection Facility as well as a new Visitor Contact Center and is the main access gate at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota.

This project includes the replacement of three of the Base's current access gates - the Patriot Gate, Bismarck Gate, and Liberty Gate - with new, state of the art guard houses, and upgraded security measures. The Patriot Gate opened in July 2010 and the Bismarck Gate opened in August 2010.