Street Closures For Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Monday

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a parade is being held through the streets of Miami on Monday. If you plan on driving, you may want to know what to avoid and what streets will be closed.

The parade, which will travel along Northwest 54 Street from 12^th Avenue to 19^th Avenue, will  start at 11:00 a.m.  and finish at 2:00 p.m.

The parade will travel west on 54^th Street starting at NW 12^th Avenue and ending on NW 32^nd Avenue.

Street closures will start promptly at 9:00 a.m.  Starting on NW 7^th Avenue to 19^th Avenue the route will go west on 54^th Street. The staging set up area is from 7^th – 12^th Avenue on NW 54^th Street.  The staging area overflow will also use 7^th – 12^th Avenue extended from 53^rd to 55^th Street.

Miami-Dade transit buses that normally travel along NW 54^th Street will be re-routed.

Residents that live in the area will be allowed access. For drivers, the adjacent streets south and north of 54^th Street (53^rd and 55^th Street) will be open.

Motorists are encouraged to take alternate routes, if they need to travel in the vicinity.  City of Miami Police Officers will be placed along the closure to provide assistance.

Streets will re-open at approximately 5:00 pm.

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