Traffic alert: Miami Corporate Run will change your commute. See the shutdowns
The 2026 Lexus Corporate Run returns to downtown Miami Thursday evening.
The event, now in its 41st year, is expected to draw more than 19,000 participants for a 5K (3.1 mile) run, walk or roll through the city streets.
For commuters? It’s an annual disruption. .
The Corporate Run has to close or reroute several streets, so expect delays and detours for a few hours.
If you aren’t running or cheering on someone, you may want to avoid the area for a few hours Thursday afternoon and evening. The nearby Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and Kaseya Center arena on Biscayne Boulevard are dark Thursday night, but getting to restaurants or just gettting home from your downtown job could be a challenge. .
Closed roads for the Miami Corporate Run
Streets start to close by 1 p.m. Thursday, April 23, according to Corporate Run officials.
A counter flow traffic pattern begins around 3 p.m. and continues until about 11 p.m.
Northbound traffic on Biscayne Boulevard will be shifted into two southbound lanes at Southeast First Street and continue north, until Northeast Fourth Street, where traffic will be allowed to shift back into the northbound lanes.
Southbound traffic on Biscayne Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes of traffic from Northeast Sixth Street and may continue traveling south on Biscayne Boulevard.
Access to PortMiami will remain open on Northeast Fifth Street. Police recommend using the PortMiami Tunnel from Interstate 395.
Here’s what else to know:
- Biscayne Boulevard northbound lanes from Chopin Plaza to Northeast Third Street will be closed from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday.
- Biscayne Boulevard northbound traffic will be re-routed to the southbound lanes from Southeast First Street to Northeast Fourth Street from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Northbound lanes will be closed from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Northbound lanes will return to their normal trajectory from Northeast Fourth Street. Biscayne Boulevard southbound lanes will offer two-way traffic with specific attention given to all residents of the immediate area.
- Biscayne Boulevard from Southeast First Street south to Southeast Third Street will be closed from 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
- Southeast Second Street from Biscayne Boulevard to North River Drive will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 7:40 p.m.
- North River Drive from Southwest Second Street to Northwest Fifth Street will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 7:50 p.m.
- Northwest Fifth Street from North River Drive to Northwest Sixth Avenue will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 7:55 p.m.
- Northwest Sixth Avenue from Fifth to Sixth streets will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Northwest Sixth Street from Sixth to Fifth avenues will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:05 p.m.
- Northwest Fifth Avenue from Sixth to Fifth streets will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.
- Northwest Fifth Street from Fifth to Fourth avenues will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
- Northwest Fourth Avenue from Fifth to Sixth streets will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.
- Northwest Sixth Street from Fourth Avenue to Third Court will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
- Northwest Third Court from Sixth to Third streets will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:35 p.m.
- Northwest Third Street from Third Court to Biscayne Boulevard will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 8:50 p.m.
Getting to the Corporate Run on public transportation
- Taking Metrorail? Fare $2.25 for a one-way trip or $5.65 for a one-day pass. Take it to the Government Center station. Transfer to Metromover’s free Omni Loop or Inner Loop and get off at the College/Bayside, First Street or Bayfront Park Metromover station. Parking at the Metrorail stations is $4.50 per day,
- Taking Brightline? The Wilkie D. Ferguson Metromover Station is a two-minute walk from the Miami Central Brightline Station. Walk down Northwest First Avenue; the Metromover station is on the corner of Northwest Fifth Street and First Avenue. Take the Inner Loop to College Bayside, First Street, or Bayfront Park.
Driving and parking
Race officials recommend taking Metrorail to avoid the traffic jams from road closings. But if you drive, here are some parking garages.
- Garage 1 at the Courthouse, 40 NW Third St. Nearest Metromover station: Government Center.
- Garage 2 at the Cultural Center, 90 SW First St. Nearest Metromover station: Miami Avenue.
- Garage 3 is the College Station Garage, 190 NE Third St. Nearest Metromover station: College/Bayside or walk three blocks east and one block south to Bayfront Park.
- Garage 4 is the Convention Center Garage, 100 SE Second St. Nearest MetroMover Station: Knight Center Station or walk four blocks east and one block north to Bayfront Park.
- Bayside Marketplace Garage at 401 Biscayne Blvd. and adjacent to Bayfront Park. Access the garage via the Port Boulevard entrance. Walk one block south to Bayfront Park. Participants can park here by showing their bib numbers for a discounted rate of $15.
Race route
- South on Biscayne Boulevard in northbound lanes to Southeast Third Street.
- U-Turn onto Southeast Second Street.
- West on Southeast Second Street.
- North on North River Drive.
- East on Northwest Fifth Street.
- North on Northwest Sixth Avenue.
- East on Northwest Sixth Street.
- South on Northwest Fifth Avenue.
- East on Northwest Fifth Street.
- North on Northwest Fourth Avenue.
- East on Northwest Sixth Street.
- South on Northwest Third Court.
- East on Northwest Third Street.
- South on Biscayne Boulevard in northbound lanes with a finish at Northeast Second Street.
More information
Contact TeamFootWorks at 305-666-7223 or visit lexuscorporaterun.com/miami.php.
Weather forecast
Your hair’s going to get mussed for your social media posts. East winds will run a steady 11 to 13 mph with gusts as high as 18 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
There’s a 20% chance of showers, it will be humid, and mostly cloudy with a high near 78 at race time.
