MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – MacArthur Causeway traffic delays started late Friday night and continued on Saturday morning.
There were delays on the eastbound lanes after officers closed started to limit access to South Beach at 10 p.m. Officers only allowed residents, workers, and hotel guests.
There was also a crash in the westbound lanes of the MacArthur Causeway near Palm Island. The crash involved two vehicles, and a family at a bus stop. A pregnant woman, two toddlers, and their father were at Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
The crash prompted officers to close all westbound lanes and ask drivers to use the Julia Tuttle Causeway to get from Miami Beach to Miami instead.
Miami Beach police officers cleared out the crowds on Ocean Drive to enforce the 8 p.m. curfew on Friday without incident. There was an unrelated arrest and officers seized a gun.
The curfew applies to the entertainment district on Ocean Drive, and on Washington and Collins Avenue, between Fifth and 16th Streets. Mayor Dan Gelber said the area needs to be shut down at night.
“We are going to continue to do that until it’s pretty clear we don’t have to,” Gelber said, adding there are other places in the city to go to.
#TRAFFIC: Westbound MacArthur Cswy CLOSED due to a traffic crash just west of Palm Island. @MiamiBeachFire on scene.
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 27, 2021
Alternates to exit Miami Beach: Venetian or Julia Tuttle Cswy.
UPDATE: Crash involved two vehicles, and a family at a bus stop. The family which included a pregnant female, a 1yr old, a 2yr old, and their father were transported to JMH as well as one driver. Thankfully, all are listed in stable condition.
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 27, 2021