By Howard Cohen
The 2025 Lexus Corporate Run in downtown Miami will close or reroute several streets starting Thursday afternoon.
The event starts at 6:45 p.m. at Bayfront Park at Biscayne Boulevard and Thurd Street.
The traffic changes will continue into the night.
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Here’s a rundown on what to know if you are driving in the area:
Closed roads for the Corporate Run in Miami
Streets start to close by 6 p.m. Thursday, according to Miami police.
A counter flow traffic pattern begins around 3 p.m. and continues until about 11 p.m.
Northbound traffic on Biscayne Boulevard will be shifted into two southbound lanes at Southeast First Street and continue north, until Northeast Fourth Street, where traffic will be allowed to shift back into the northbound lanes.
Southbound traffic on Biscayne Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes of traffic from Northeast Sixth Street and may continue traveling south on Biscayne Boulevard.
Access to PortMiami will remain open on Northeast Fifth Street. Police recommend using the PortMiami Tunnel from Interstate 395.
These road closings in downtown Miami are for Thursday, April 24:
▪ Biscayne Boulevard northbound lanes from Chopin Plaza to Northeast Third Street will be closed from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday.
▪ Biscayne Boulevard northbound traffic will be re-routed to the southbound lanes from Southeast First Street to Northeast Fourth Street from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Northbound lanes will be closed from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Northbound lanes will return to their normal trajectory from Northeast Fourth Street. Biscayne Boulevard southbound lanes will offer two-way traffic with specific attention given to all residents of the immediate area.
▪ Biscayne Boulevard from Southeast First St. south to Southeast Third Street will be closed from 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
▪ Southeast Second Street from Biscayne Boulevard to North River Drive will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 7:40 p.m.
▪ North River Drive from Southwest Second Street to Northwest Fifth Street will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 7:50 p.m.
▪ Northwest Fifth Street from North River Drive to Northwest Sixth Avenue will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 7:55 p.m.
▪ Northwest Sixth Avenue from Fifth to Sixth streets will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
▪ Northwest Sixth Street from Sixth to Fifth avenues will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:05 p.m.
▪ Northwest Fifth Avenue from Sixth to Fifth streets will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.
▪ Northwest Fifth Street from Fifth to Fourth avenues will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
▪ Northwest Fourth Avenue from Fifth to Sixth streets will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.
▪ Northwest Sixth Street from Fourth Avenue to Third Court will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
▪ Northwest Third Court from Sixth to Third streets will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:35 p.m.
▪ Northwest Third Street from Third Court to Biscayne Boulevard will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:50 p.m.
Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment. He started his career in the Features department at the Miami Herald in 1991. Cohen is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Communication. Support my work with a digital subscription
