Traffic advisories for this week

  • Clash Endurance Triathlon

The Clash Endurance triathlon will affect Monroe County, particularly Card Sound Road, from approximately 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 13.

Card Sound Road will be closed to motorists during that time.

Bicyclists will bike from the Homestead Motor Speedway to the county line on Card Sound Road and turn around.

Motorists will have to use the 18-Mile Stretch to exit and enter the Florida Keys during the above times.

The Sheriff’s Office will be assisting with traffic, but this is primarily a Miami-Dade County event.

  • The Upper Keys Irish Fest and Parade 

The Upper Keys Irish Fest and Parade will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Caribbean Club, 104080 Overseas Highway.

The parade assembly will begin at 11:30 a.m. at 1st Court and Avenue B and will depart at noon en route to U.S. 1 and ultimately the Caribbean Club.

This is one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day events in the Upper Keys are traffic typically begins to slow in both directions as Mile Marker 103 nears.

Deputies will be controlling traffic on U.S. 1 to allow parade marchers to cross the highway.

For more information visit the Upper Keys Irish Fest on Facebook.

  • Marathon Seafood Festival

Organizers are expecting more than 20,000 people to attend the annual Marathon Seafood Festival over the course of Saturday and Sunday, making it one of the biggest annual events in Marathon.

The event will run at Marathon Community Park from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Sheriff’s Office Deputies will be on hand stopping traffic intermittently on U.S. 1 for pedestrian crossings. Traffic tends to slow near Mile Marker 48.5, but Deputies will be working to keep traffic moving quickly.

Motorists who need to traverse Marathon are asked to leave early.

For more information go to www.marathonseafoodfestival.com

  • Lane closures on the Seven Mile Bridge

Contractor construction crews for the Florida Department of Transportation will be repainting traffic stripes on U.S. 1 on the Seven Mile Bridge Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

The work will occur from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. and will require flaggers to alternate traffic.

Expect minor delays during these times.

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