Heavy traffic on and around the Kennedy Space Center and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is expected Nov. 15 due to center activities surrounding the upcoming launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is planned for no earlier than 3:46 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov.15.
PUBLIC ACCESS ROAD CLOSURES
Starting at 9 a.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 15, Kennedy Space Center will be enforcing restricted access from its boundary lines to the center for the duration of the SpaceX launch attempt.
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will be open for business from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST. If you are planning on visiting the visitor complex, please inform the uniformed officers at the checkpoint. No thru traffic will be allowed.
– State Road 3 from the Gate 2 News Media Pass and Identification Building to State Road 405 (NASA Causeway) including Space Commerce Way will be closed to unauthorized vehicles. Access to the center, Kennedy’s Visitor Complex, Exploration Park and Blue Origin for authorized personnel will be granted. The roads will reopen after launch.
– NASA Causeway between U.S. 1 and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will also experience restricted access. The roads will reopen after launch.
– State Road 406 from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville east to Playalinda Beach will be open to all motor vehicle traffic until capacity is reached or until noon, whichever comes first. If you are planning on visiting Playalinda Beach, please inform the uniformed officers at the checkpoint.
– State Road 3 North at U.S. 1 in Volusia county to Playalinda Beach Road, Canaveral National Seashore will be closed to all motor vehicle traffic.
Please expect delays and plan accordingly.
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Gregory Harland
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov