Rebuilt East and West Gates Keep CVE Moving During Main Gate Closure

With the main gate on Hillsboro Boulevard temporarily closed for reconstruction, Century Village East has seen a massive surge in traffic at its east and west gates — revealing just how vital those alternate entrances have become during the project. In just one week, Village security processed more than 75,000 vehicle movements at the two gates combined, a volume that would have caused major gridlock if not for recent infrastructure upgrades.

At the east gate off Military Trail, security logged 10,353 vehicles entering through the resident lane and another 6,025 vehicles entering through the visitor lane. A total of 10,765 vehicles exited through that same gate in the same week.

The numbers were even higher at the west gate off Powerline Road, where 15,970 vehicles entered via the resident lane and 15,137 visitors came through the visitor lane. The west gate also recorded 17,471 exiting vehicles.

That brings the one-week total to 75,721 vehicle movements, underscoring the importance of recent improvements to both gate facilities.

CVE Master Management anticipated this traffic surge well in advance. That’s why the east and west gates were fully reconstructed and expanded before the closure of the main Hillsboro gate. Those upgrades included the addition of separate resident and visitor lanes — a critical change that has significantly reduced delays by dividing incoming traffic more efficiently.

“This is exactly the reason why CVE Master Management rebuilt the east and west gates first,” said Executive Director Vallen Smikle. “We knew that once the main gate closed for construction, the remaining two gates would have to absorb all traffic. These upgrades made that possible.”

The main gate construction remains underway, but thanks to the foresight in sequencing the gate projects, Century Village East has been able to handle the transition with minimal disruption — even under an extraordinary volume of traffic.