Heavy traffic on and around the Kennedy Space Center and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is expected Tuesday, Dec. 4, due to center activities surrounding the upcoming launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is planned for no earlier than 1:38 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
PUBLIC ACCESS ROAD CLOSURES
Starting at 9 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 4, Kennedy Space Center will be enforcing restricted access from its boundary lines to the center for the duration of the SpaceX launch attempt.
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 the general public at 9 a.m. Access to Kennedy Space Center, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Exploration Park and Blue Origin will be limited to authorized personnel. The roads will reopen after launch.
The NASA Causeway between US1 and Gate 3 will also be restricted to authorized personnel (badged employees and their partners). The roads will reopen after launch.
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will be open; however, once capacity has been reached, no further traffic will be permitted.
The A. Max Brewer Bridge on State Road 406 in Titusville, east to Playalinda Beach will be open to all motor vehicle traffic until capacity is reached or noon, whichever comes first.
State Road 3 North at US1 in Volusia County, south to Playalinda Beach will be open to all motor vehicle traffic until capacity is reached or noon, whichever comes first.
Please expect delays and plan accordingly.
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Gregory Harland
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov