2015 ING Marathon Street Closures and Traffic Controls Downtown Miami

Listed below you will find instruction on the traffic controls and street closures that will take place starting Saturday, January 24, 2015 till race day Sunday, January 25, 2015.

Saturday, starting at approximately 7:00am Vehicular traffic traveling north on Biscayne Blvd. will be directed into a counter flow of traffic along the southbound lanes of Biscayne Blvd. This counter flow all though still allowing traffic to flow both north and south on Biscayne Blvd. will cause traffic delays (traffic on Biscayne Blvd. will be on the same side of the street). All vehicles will be able to get to all businesses and residences within the affected areas.

Saturday night starting at approximately 10:00pm no northbound traffic will be allowed north over the Brickell Bridge from SE 7th Street. All traffic on Brickell Avenue traveling north towards the Brickell Bridge will be directed west on SE 7th Street. An officer will be present to allow local traffic only into the Epic, One Miami, Miami Center, Inter-Continental Hotel, and any businesses associated with these buildings. The JW Marriott will not have access to their building northbound via the Brickell Bridge. Please advice customers, residents and employees that it is extremely important to notify the officer at the intersection which building they are going to, so that the officers can allow them access.

Street hard closure will take place on Sunday at approximately 5:00am.

Inter-Continental Hotel– entrance and exit will not be restricted. To come in to the hotel they will have to come in from the Brickell area into downtown via Biscayne Blvd. Way. Only way in is via the Brickell Bridge. Your employees and guest will be directed to exit via Bayfront Park.

Bayside– Employees and customers will be allowed access via Port Blvd. (NE 5th Street). Please utilize NE 2nd Avenue to Port Blvd. (NE 5TH Street) to gain entrance. Vehicles exiting will be directed to go north on Biscayne Blvd.

50 Biscayne, Vizcayne, Eve Hotel, and Port Shuttle Buses, New World Tower – Vehicles entering should travel on NE 2nd Avenue to NE 2nd Street. Contact the police officer at the corner of NE 2nd Avenue and NE 2nd Street and they will direct you east to NE 3rd Avenue.

50 Biscayne will then be directed south on NE 3rd Avenue. Officers will be on hand to help vehicles exiting and entering the building since you will be traveling on the wrong way on NE 3rd Avenue.

Vizcayne will exit via NE 3rd Avenue, follow police officers directives.

Eve Hotel to exit you will do a u-turn and will be assisted to exit via NE 3rd Avenue

Holiday Inn– Vehicles entering should enter via NE 2nd Avenue all vehicles exiting will be directed west on NE 4th Street. Contact officers at the corner of NE 2nd Avenue and NE 4th Street and let them know you are going to the Holiday Inn.

Loft I, Loft II, Congress Building– NE 2nd Avenue to NE 3rd Street to gain entrance to the Miami Parking Garage, to exit you will directed south on NE 2nd Avenue to NE 1st Street where you will be sent to go west on NE 1st Street.

Marina Blue, 900 Biscayne, Ten Museum Tower– vehicles should use NE 2nd Avenue to enter and exit from your building.

Hyatt and River Park Hotel– I-95 or SE 2nd Avenue to enter the Hotel. Exiting vehicles can go south on SE 2nd Avenue to the Brickell Bridge ONLY.

Double Tree Hotel (Marriott)– Guests will gain entrance to your building via SE 2nd Avenue and SE 2ND Street. You will contact the police officer at the intersection and let them know you are going into the hotel, traffic will be assisted by our officers, everyone exiting will be sent westbound to S. Miami Avenue.

Ivy, Mint and Wind– This year you will not be affected since the runners will be traveling westbound on SE 2nd Street to SW 2nd Avenue. You will be affected by traffic in the area only.

Met One and S.E. Financial Building (Wachovia) – will be entering your building via I-95 or via SE 2nd Avenue and 3rd Street, contact the police officers at the intersections and tell them which building your going into. You will be exiting the same way you came in via SE 3rd Street. You will be assisted by a police officer since you will be traveling the wrong way on SE 3 Street.

Whole Foods- Customers and employees will enter the business via SE 2nd Avenue and turn left on SE 3rd Street, they will travel east on SE 3rd Street to the intersection of SE 3rd Avenue where they will make a left turn. Once on SE 3rd Avenue they will travel on the further left lane adjacent to your property, they could go all the way to SE 2nd Street and enter your parking garage. Once the exit the parking garage they will follow the loop around the property and they will be force to exit south on Brickell Bridge. You can also gain entrance to your property via I-95 continuing to go east on SE 3rd Street. It’s important that you tell the officers on SE 3rd Street that you’re going to Whole Foods so that they will allow you to enter.

JW Marriott and Wells Fargo Building– Only way into your building is via I-95 or SE 2nd Avenue. Hotel guest vehicles will be directed to go to Biscayne Blvd Way and the left lane which will be coned in, this will guide your guest into the hotel. Employees (hotel/Wells Fargo) or tenants of the Wells Fargo building will need to alert officers so that they can turn on SE 3rd Street and gain entrance to the parking garage.

One Biscayne Tower and SunTrust Building– the only access to your building on Sunday will be via SE 1st Street, your employees and tenants will face serious traffic delays as the runners will be traveling south on SE 3rd Avenue. You will only be allowed to cross the intersection when there is a break between the runners and it could be done in a safe manner. Contact officers at the intersection so they can guide you into your building when it’s safe to do so.

Miami Tower Building- You will enter and exit your building via SE 4th Street (rear of building) or via SE 2nd Avenue and SE 2nd Street.

Epic Hotel/Residential- entrance and exit will not be restricted. To come in to the hotel they will have to come in from the Brickell area into downtown via Biscayne Blvd. Way. Only way in is via the Brickell Bridge. Your employees and guest will be directed to exit via Bayfront Park.

Downtowners should understand that traffic delays are inevitable and should avoid traveling in the area if possible. Officers will be advised to allow all residents and guests into the area only when it could be done in a safe fashion so that the safety of the runners is not jeopardize. Please alert the officers as to where you are trying to go so that they could better assist you.

NOTE anyone who is told to go south on the Brickell Bridge to gain entrance to the Epic, One Miami, Miami Center and Inter Continental Hotel will travel south to SE 6th Street were they will alert the officer as to where they need to go and they will be allowed to make a U-turn to go back to Biscayne Blvd. Way.

NOTE this year the full marathon will be traveling to SW 2nd Avenue Bridge to cross over into the Brickell area. Avoid this area.

ING RACE ROUTE

• Race starts at 6:00am on Biscayne Blvd. and NE 8th Street, in front of the AAA arena.
• The runners will head north on Biscayne Blvd. to NE 11th Ter. where they will go east to Miami Beach via the causeway.
• Runners will return back to downtown via the Venetian Islands, which will lead them west to Biscayne Blvd. and NE 15 Street.
• The runners will continue west on NE 15 streets to Miami Avenue were they will go south to Flagler Street.
• Once the runners reach Flagler Street they will turn left to go east to SE 3 Avenue.
• Runners will turn right to go south on SE 3rd Avenue to SE 2nd Street.
• At this point the Half Marathon runners will turn left on SE 3nd Street to go east to Biscayne Blvd and then turn left to go north to Flagler Street were they will finish their race.
• Back on SE 2nd Street the full Marathon runners will turn right to go west on SE 2nd Street to SW 2nd Avenue
• Once on SW 2nd Avenue they will turn left to cross the bridge, from here they will continue south to the Coconut Grove Area.
• The Full Marathon runners will travel through the Brickell area and back into downtown via Biscayne Blvd Way, until the finish line on Flagler Street.
• At approximately 11:00am there will be a 1 mile Children’s Race which will start at NW 2nd Avenue and NW 1st Street. The runners will travel to Flagler Street where they will head east to SE 3rd Avenue, once on SE 3rd Avenue they will turn right and go south to SE 3rd Street and turn left to Biscayne Blvd then go right on Biscayne Blvd to the finish line on Flagler Street.