$29,000,000

Fort Bragg, North Carolina
2175 Reilly Road, Stop A
Fort Bragg, North Carolina  28310-5000
   
BRAC 2005 federal law moved Forces Command (FORSCOM) and US Army Reserve Command (USARC) from Fort McPherson, GA to Fort Bragg, NC in a new combined Headquarters Facility.  This facility supports 2,471 full time Active, Reserve, and civilian personnel with joint operations center to accomplish assigned missions of command and control of assigned units.  Due to lack of land and BRAC funding, the physical location of the Headquarters does not meet the Department of Army requirement for all facility parking to be within 1/4 mile of the combined Headquarters.  There are 1150 parking spaces outside the 1/4 mile limit.  The logical location to construct the parking garage is on top of an existing 280 space parking lot. The total requirement is approximately 1430 parking spaces.  Without this parking garage over 60% of the combined FORSCOM and USARC Headquarters staff will walk more than 1/4 mile in potential unsuitable weather conditions.  This will result in a higher sick rate and low morale in this employee group impacting the overall Headquarters effectiveness.
CURRENT SITUATION:
Forces Command (FORSCOM) and US Army Reserve Command (USARC) Headquarters will relocate to Fort Bragg/Pope Air Force Base (AFB) as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 initiative which recommended that Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem, GA (current FORSCOM and USARC Headquarters location) be closed. There are currently five proposed surface parking areas up to 1/2 mile away from the main Headquarters to service the Headquarters.