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Work started in May on a two-lane road that will connect McChord Field with the Joint Base Lewis-McChord main gate. The road will span over railroad tracks and Perimeter Road and is set to open the end of January 2015.

Connector road on JBLM could bring some relief to I-5 congestion
By Brynn Grimley
Staff writer
August 19, 2014 Updated 14 hours ago

Starting next winter, drivers wanting to access the northern part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord will no longer have to use Interstate 5 or back routes. Instead, they’ll be able to drive a connector road that runs from McChord Field to the main gate, linking the two sides of the sprawling base.

The connector road, stretching less than a mile, will cross railroad tracks and Perimeter Road. It is the first phase of a larger project that base leaders hope will one day allow people to travel from the southernmost portion of the base near Mounts Road to its northernmost border near state Route 512.

Construction started in May and is set to wrap up at the end of January.

JBLM Base Commander Col. Charles Hodges, Jr. estimated that during peak commute times, 300 to 500 drivers a day will stop using the congested stretch of freeway that parallels the base. That doesn’t include trips by family members who travel between the two sides of the base for various services during the day.