Heads up, road closures downtown Miami 4/28

[Host CJSKIDS]

Thought I would give a heads up in regards to road closures tomorrow due to the corporate run in downtown Miami and Brickell. Lots of runners and it can be tough if you get caught up in them, learned from experience!

 

 

 

Thursday, April 28th 2016 is the Miami Mercedes Benz Corporate Run; it will be starting at

 

6:45pm. More than 25,000 participants and spectators are expected in downtown Miami for the Run, expect traffic delays!

 

Below are the road closures for Downtown Miami:

 

Biscayne Blvd. northbound lanes from Chopin Plaza to NE 5th St will be closed approximately 2PM to 11PM. All North bound traffic will be re-routed to the south bound lanes of Biscayne Blvd. at Chopin Plaza.

Biscayne Blvd. from Chopin plaza south to Biscayne Blvd Way will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 7:15PM.

Biscayne Blvd. Way from Biscayne Blvd to SE 3rd St. will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 7:20PM.

SE 3rd Ave. from Biscayne Blvd. Way to SE 2nd St. will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 7:30PM.

SE 2nd St. from SE 3rd Ave. to North River Drive will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 7:40PM.

North River Drive from SW 2nd St. to NW 5th St. will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 7:50PM.

NW 5th St. from North River Drive to NW 3rd Ct. will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 8:00PM.

NW 3rd Ct. from NW 5th St. to NW 3rd St. will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 8:10PM.

NW 3rd St. from NW 3rd Ct. to North Miami Ave. will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 8:20M.

North Miami Ave. from NW 3rd St. to NE 2nd St. will be closed from approximately 6:45PM to 8:30PM.

NE 2nd St. from North Miami Ave. to NE 2nd Ave. will be closed from approximately 6:45PM to 8:40 PM.

NE 2nd Ave. from NE 2nd St. to NE 4th St. will be closed from approximately 6:45PM to 8:50PM.

NE 4th St. from NE 2nd Ave. to Biscayne Blvd northbound lanes will be closed approximately 6:45PM to 9:00PM.

[Clarea]

Thanks much for the heads up.

[BlueHerons]

What a mess. It was up here a couple of weeks ago.

[Keith1010]

Why do they do this on the weekday?

 

Keith

[Host CJSKIDS]

Why do they do this on the weekday?

 

Keith

 

 

I have no idea!

 

My son couldn't get to his Physical Therapy at 5:30 pm today near the Intercontinental. The roads were closed and the metro mover was jammed packed with lots of people waiting.

[brunello22]

Why do they do this on the weekday?

 

Keith

 

Because it is the "Corporate" run, for companies in the Greater Miami area. It is held every year, usually on the last Thursday in April, after normal business hours. If it was held on a weekend, there would be very little corporate participation, as people would probably not drive back into Downtown Miami on a weekend. Bragging rights go to those who have the most corporate participants, fastest CEO, etc.

 

It's a fun happy hour post-race at Bayfront Park.

 

I opted out this year, and left the office at 2:00 pm ;)

Edited April 29, 2016 by brunello22