There have been traffic backups reported at the entrance gates to Fort Riley this morning.

The Kansas Highway Patrol confirmed it is due to the new security measures put in place on post.

According to the Fort Riley facebook page late last week, in accordance with U.S. Northern Command directive, Fort Riley has increased security measures across the installation. There is no specific threat to Fort Riley. This is a prudent measure to establish a proactive actions to mitigate threats to the installation and protect personnel, assets, resources and infrastructure.

The Kansas Highway Patrol is working with KDOT on additional traffic messages and placement of sign boards to alert traffic of backups for the remainder of the week.