Traffic alert: If you’re driving in Miami, take note of the Critical Mass bike ride

Hundreds of bicyclists are expected to ride through Miami Friday evening for a Critical Mass event. And drivers should take note: You could be delayed on the road.

Critical Mass takes to the streets the last Friday of the month.

This ride will start near downtown’s Miami-Dade Government Center at 7:15 p.m., and circle Miami and Miami Beach for about 20 miles until it reaches the starting point again.

Two downtown events are happening around the same time of the bike ride. E11ven is having a concert at 8 p.m. and the Arsht Center’s Summer Shorts performance starts at 7:30 p.m.

Major streets affected

Downtown

▪ NW Second Avenue

▪ NW 11th Street

Overtown

▪ NW Third Avenue

Wynwood

▪ NW Fifth Avenue

Little Haiti

▪ NW Third Avenue

▪ NW 54th Street

Little River

▪ Biscayne Boulevard (from NE 54th Street to NE 79th Street)

Miami Beach

▪ 79th Street Bridge

▪ Collins Avenue (from 71st to 41st streets)

▪ Pine Tree Drive

▪ Dade Boulevard

▪ Venetian Causeway

Downtown

▪ North Miami Avenue (from NE 15th Street to NW 3rd Street)

This story was originally published June 24, 2022 at 12:20 PM.