Major Construction Projects at Fort Indiantown Gap Help Pave the Way to the Future  

Since the first foundations were laid in the early 1930's, and throughout its 93-year history, Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG) has seen a multitude of new construction, demolition, and refurbishment of its infrastructure.   

Whether it be buildings, roads, utilities, or other structures that make up the installation, all of this infrastructure must be in excellent condition and fully functional for the purpose it serves, which is to support the full-time employees and the personnel training here at any given time. To maintain its viability in the training arena, current FTIG infrastructure needs to be properly maintained, renovated, or demolished, or replaced if necessary if it can no longer serve the post's employees and training audience. As times, the threat environment, and technology changes, new construction is often required, such as in the case of the recently constructed Main Access Control Point (ACP). 

Fort Indiantown Gap continually has projects in the planning stages, or actively under way, and currently the post has eight World War II era buildings in the process of being renovated with several other projects being planned for new construction. Since most of the buildings constructed at the outset of WWII were intended as temporary structures, the fact that more than 700 of the original 1,200 buildings built for the war effort stand is a testament to the excellent initial construction, perpetual maintenance, and the many renovation projects performed over the years to keep them in service. 

Renovations of the old wooden structures are performed by a variety of different organizations depending on the project requirements. The renovations may be performed by the Division of Installation Maintenance (DIM), the Directorate of Public Works (DPW), local civilian contractors, and/or troop labor. Troop labor, which normally involves vertical engineering units from different branches of the military, work on the projects during the performance of their Annual Training or weekend drill periods.

Upcoming major construction activities for the Installation include the second phase of the post waterline replacement project, renovation of the Troop Issue Subsistence Activity (TISA) warehouse, construction of a new consolidated multi-purpose complex  that will be utilized for Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP), and the start of construction of the East Access Control Point (ACP), which is anticipated to commence sometime in November 2024.

All of the ongoing construction, renovation and demolition projects at FTIG help ensure that the Installation remains a viable and effective location to train our nations warfighters, and law enforcement communities. ​