UPDATE, Oct. 4, 2019: Drivers entering Patch should notice a change to the on-post traffic flow, as a dedicated POV lane opens at the K&K gate, that is used primarily now for commercial vehicles.
This measure should alleviate backups and will accommodate an upcoming Montanastraße construction project.
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Commercial traffic, to include construction vehicles and delivery trucks, will now use the K & K gate to enter Patch Barracks. Community members personally-owned vehicles should use the Patch main gate for entry and exit. Pedestrians and bicyclists may register to use the automated pedestrian gate near the K&K gate or use main gate walkway.
During morning commuting hours, starting at 6 a.m., drivers may use the K&K gate. However, POVs must wait during security checks on commercial vehicles. Both school and duty busses will use the main gate. On weekday afternoons, the K&K gate will be open for outbound POV traffic from 4:30 to 6 p.m., then closed overnight. The gate name is a shortened version of Kurmärker Kaserne, the German name for Patch Barracks until 1952, when the Army renamed the post after Gen. Alexander Patch.
