TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The Tinker Gate and the new Pass and ID building are set to open Monday after many months of construction.

The new gate features a serpentine lane design with concrete barriers that dissuade high-speed approaches by potential threats using vehicles as weapons. If these barriers do not stop the threat, the state-of-the-art pop-up barrier system can be activated by Security Forces to "capture" a threatening vehicle.

With six lanes -- four inbound and two outbound -- the reconstructed Tinker Gate will handle the largest workload of all the gates on base.

New gate hours will go into effect Monday. They are:
· Gate 1 - Tinker Gate:
24 hour operations
· Gate 2 - Eaker Gate:
5 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
· Gate 3 -Turnbull Gate: Closed
Pass and ID office hours:
6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays
Issue of contractor badges:
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays