Overnight security gate installed on Skyline Drive at List Road in Reading

The first of two planned security gates on Skyline Drive has been installed at the intersection of List Road.

A second gate planned near the Pagoda at Duryea Drive and Shearer Road is expected to be in place soon.

Security gates to be installed near Reading’s Pagoda and on Skyline Drive

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Officials said the measure is being taken to create a parklike atmosphere in the Pagoda area and to curtail illegal activities, such as loud music, unruly gathering and dumping, in the vicinity.

The gates will bar access to a 1.8-mile section of Skyline Drive during overnight hours only. They will remain open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. year-round, per the city’s current park ordinance schedule.

Visitors are advised to leave the area in advance of the gate closure.

The gates are expected to be fully operational early in the new year.

Signs will be posted at all overlooks and the Pagoda parking lot, as well as on the inside and outside of the gates, indicating park hours and warnings about gate closures.

The Reading and Lower Alsace Township police departments will have remote access to open the gates in case of emergencies.

Police may ticket people who remain inside the gates after hours.

Special events, such as the Easter Sunday dawn service, Pagoda Hill Climb and other permitted events will be accommodated, the city said.

Source: Berkshire mont