How your downtown Miami commute could change with a major event shutting roads (2025)

The 2025 Lexus Corporate Run returns to downtown Miami Thursday evening.

The event, now in its 40th year, is a treat for the thousands who take part — it’s a health and social and mood boost.

For commuters? Not so much.

The Corporate Run has to close or reroute several streets in the immediate area, so expect delays and detours for a few hours.

If you aren’t running or cheering on someone you might not have to be in the area Thursday afternoon and evening. The nearby Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Biscayne Boulevard is dark Thursday night. There are no Miami Heat home games scheduled along the race route that evening, either.

When the run starts

The 2025 Lexus Corporate Run starts at 6:45 p.m. April 24 in front of Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.

About 18,000 runners and walkers are expected to participate this year.

Closed roads

Streets start to close by 6 p.m. Thursday, according to Miami police.

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.

These road closings in downtown Miami are for Thursday, April 24:

▪ 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 St. 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.

The race course

Here is the route participants will take for Miami’s Corporate Run:

▪ 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.

Weather forecast

Expect mostly clear skies with a 20% rain chance during the day Thursday and about 10% for the start of the Corporate Run. Highs around 80, lows about 76 as night falls. But expect a brisk wind with gusts around 18 mph, according to the National Weather Center in Miami.

More information

For more information, contact TeamFootWorks at 305-666-7223 or visit lexuscorporaterun.com/miami.php or www.teamfootworks.org

This story was originally published April 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM.