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Triathlon will close roads, causeways Sunday in Miami and Beach

BY KATHLEEN DEVANEY

kdevaney@MiamiHerald.com
CARL JUSTE: “Winning Is Not Everything” — Orlando resident Mohannad Abuzant, 24, lifts his 5 month-old son, Mazem, as he and other tri-athletes cross the finish line. About 2,500 athletes participated in 2014 Life Time South Beach Triathlon as they swam, biked and ran through the sun and sand of South Beach on April 6. The race helped raise funds to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Victory is not always measured in terms of 1st Place, but in remembering the reason you competed in the first place. It was amazing how that thought transformed visually.
CARL JUSTE: “Winning Is Not Everything” — Orlando resident Mohannad Abuzant, 24, lifts his 5 month-old son, Mazem, as he and other tri-athletes cross the finish line. About 2,500 athletes participated in 2014 Life Time South Beach Triathlon as they swam, biked and ran through the sun and sand of South Beach on April 6. The race helped raise funds to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Victory is not always measured in terms of 1st Place, but in remembering the reason you competed in the first place. It was amazing how that thought transformed visually. CARL JUSTE MIAMI HERALD STAFF

South and Mid-Beach residents might need to find a different way to get around the area on Sunday morning.

The 2015 South Beach Triathlon will call for the following road closures to be in effect from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Miami:

▪  Northeast 36th Street will be closed eastbound from Second Avenue. The adjacent streets south and north of 36th will be open.

▪  Northeast Second Avenue will be closed from 14th Street to 54th Street.

▪  Northeast 14th Street will be closed from Second Avenue to Bayshore Drive.

▪  Additionally, Miami-Dade Transit buses that normally travel along Second Avenue will be re-routed.

These streets will be closed on a rolling basis on Miami Beach, beginning at 7:05 a.m. (see bottom for specific times):

▪  Fifth Street from Ocean Drive to Alton Road.

▪  MacArthur Causeway.

▪  Julia Tuttle Causeway.

▪  Dade Boulevard.

▪  Alton Road south of Fifth Street.

▪  Ocean Drive from South Pointe to Fifth Street.

The triathlon, which is a part of the 11-race nation-wide Life Time Tri Series, will start off with a swim off the shores of South Beach, followed by a bike ride across the MacArthur Causeway and end with a run through South Beach’s Art Deco district.

Miami Beach street closures

Fifth Street (Ocean Drive-Alton Road)

7:05- 9:25am

1 westbound lane

MacArthur Causeway (westbound)

7:10- 9:45am

1 westbound lane

NE Second Ave, (14th St-36th St) (northbound)

7:15- 9:55am

Both northbound lanes

Julia Tuttle Causeway (eastbound)

7:20- 10:05am

1 dastbound lane

Alton Rd (Michigan, Dade Blvd, Prairie, Meridian)

7:25- 10:10am

1 lane in each direction

Julia Tuttle Causeway (westbound)

7:30- 10:15am

1 westbound lane

NE 2nd Ave (38th St-51st St)

7:35- 10:35am

Both lanes

NE 2nd Ave (14th St-36th St) (southbound)

7:40- 10:45am

Both southbound lanes

MacArthur Causeway (eastbound)

7:45- 10:50am

1 eastbound lane

Alton Rd (south of Fifth)

7:50- 10:55am

1 southbound lane

Ocean Drive (south Pointe-Fifth St)

7:55-11:00am

1 northbound lane

This story was originally published April 17, 2015 at 4:24 PM with the headline "Triathlon will close roads, causeways Sunday in Miami and Beach."

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