MIAMI (CBSMiami) – At Hard Rock Stadium, closing preparations for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix are underway. The extremely anticipated race is simply days away. CBS4 has been alerting drivers about upcoming street closures within the space, and now they’re lastly right here as is the site visitors.
Soon the empty stands will come to life with greater than 250,000 folks anticipated on the race over the weekend.
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“It’s Miami. It’s full of people! It’s full of cars,” says David Colon.
With the huge end up, comes unavoidable issues.
“Uhhh.. Unbelievable traffic. Unbelievable traffic,” says Donald Clarke, who works in Miami Gardens.
Formula 1 followers are right here, and the locals can inform.
“You can’t come around here, you’ve gotta go the opposite way,” explains Colon.
Colon says his commute time to work has doubled.
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“If it takes you 15-20 minutes, it’s going to take you 40 or 50 minutes.”
Starting Friday, exit 2 on the Turnpike will likely be closed at 199th Street intersection from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. And Northwest twenty seventh Ave and Northwest 199th Street could have a number of lanes closed beginning at 6 p.m.
“I can see why the people protested a few years ago about this race coming into the city. It’s really hard to just get from point A to point B,” says Clarke.
Miami-Dade police mentioned they’re doing the most effective they will to manage site visitors however folks we talked to say, each main occasion at Hard Rock Stadium creates a multitude on the roads.
One girl we talked to says the nice outweighs the dangerous on this state of affairs. Mesha Mankey says the site visitors jams will solely final for just a few days, whereas Formula 1 will profit Miami Gardens.
“It’s bringing funds to our city, Miami Gardens. So, I’m not upset about the traffic,” she says.
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For maps of the street closures, click on right here.