Residents and visitors to Palm Beach this weekend can expect to encounter gridlock throughout the town with the closure of two major thoroughfares.
South Ocean Boulevard next to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club is closed to through traffic until further notice, Palm Beach said in an alert sent Thursday morning.
Trump arrived Friday for his seventh visit to Florida and sixth to Palm Beach since his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Drivers on Cocoanut Row on Friday afternoon endure long lines of gridlock.
Palm Beach’s announcement follows the Federal Aviation Administration’s issuance Tuesday of temporary flight restrictions over Palm Beach.
The flight restrictions went into effect at 6:15 p.m. Friday, and end at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, essentially meaning Trump will be in Palm Beach from Friday night through sometime Sunday.
Traffic congestion was significant Friday afternoon on westbound Royal Palm Way as dual road closures related to Mar-a-Lago and the Palm Beach International Boat Show gave motorists less room to maneuver.
Also adding to the traffic woes for the island is the closure of Flagler Drive and other West Palm streets for the upcoming Palm Beach International Boat Show, which begins Wednesday.
Here’s a list of West Palm Beach road closures related to the boat show:
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Hard closure on Evernia Street between Tamarind and Sapodilla avenues for staging.
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Flagler Drive, northbound and southbound — Lakeview Avenue to Banyan Boulevard from March 15 at 3 p.m. to March 26 at 6 p.m.
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Flagler Drive, northbound only — Lakeview Avenue to Banyan Boulevard from March 26 at 6 p.m. to March 28 at 6 p.m.
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Flagler Drive, northbound only — Lakeview Avenue to Fern Street from March 28 at 6 p.m. to March 31 at 6 p.m.
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Lantana Avenue — Banyan Boulevard to North Clematis Street from March 15 at 3 p.m. to March 26 at 6 p.m.
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North Clematis Street — Narcissus Avenue to Flagler Drive from March 15 at 3 p.m. to March 26 at 6 p.m.
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South Clematis Street to Flagler Drive from March 15 at 3 p.m. to March 26 at 6 p.m.
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Datura Street — Narcissus Avenue to Flagler Drive from March 15 at 3 p.m. to March 26 at 6 p.m.
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Evernia Street — Narcissus Avenue to Flagler Drive from March 15 at 3 p.m. to March 26 at 6 p.m.
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Fern Street — South Olive Avenue to Flagler Drive from March 15 at 3 p.m. to March 26 at 6 p.m.
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Clematis Street — South Olive to Narcissus avenues from March 19 at 7 a.m. to March 23 at 6 p.m.
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Datura Street — South Olive to Narcissus avenues — Limited entry from March 19 at 7 a.m. to March 23 at 6 p.m.
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Evernia Street — South Olive to Narcissus avenues — One-way traffic going west from March 19 at 7 a.m. to March 23 at 6 p.m.
Palm Beach Daily News reporter Kristina Webb and Palm Beach Post reporter Andrew Marra contributed to this report.
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