One of base’s busiest roads to close for more than a month Published June 26, 2009 By Tinker Public Affairs TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- F Avenue from Eaker Gate to Arnold Avenue and both westbound lanes of Arnold Avenue will be close from July 2 to Aug. 16 for the removal and repair of steam pipes, tunnel lids and the road surface. There will be no traffic on F Avenue during the construction. The road is a major entrance to base and exit to Midwest City dining and shopping. Detours to the Eaker Gate will be D Avenue to 5th Street on the east and H Avenue to 5th Street on the west. More closure and outage information is available online at Tinker's internal home page, or the Take Note section of the Tinker Take Off.