Fort Wood Hospital replacement project construction starts this month

(Fort Leonard Wood)–Major construction of the long-awaited Fort Leonard Wood hospital replacement project starts this month with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for June 22nd.
Temporary road closures and detour routes will be necessary throughout the project’s four-year duration, with some occurring in the next few weeks.
From June 12th to 15th and 20th to 21st, a section of First Street, east of the Nebraska/Spruce Avenue intersection, will be closed. The detour route will be Army Avenue and Nebraska Avenue.
From June 15th to 19th, temporary traffic controls and pavement markings will be installed along Missouri Avenue and First Street to establish the Nebraska Avenue detour route.
From June 23rd to October 14th, 2023, Nebraska Avenue will be closed between First Street and Army Avenue. The North Dakota Avenue spur will also be closed.
The new hospital will be located on 52 acres just northeast of the existing hospital. Facilities to be constructed include a 235,400 square foot hospital, 193,300 square foot clinic, central utility plant, emergency back-up generators, five-bay ambulance garage, helipad, and supporting facilities. The construction of the hospital campus is expected to be completed in August 2024. The existing hospital will then be demolished.