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Metromover to be temporarily closed on Saturday, March 9, due to construction in downtown

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/global/transportation/home.page 2024-03-08 2024-03-08T13:00:00.000Z 08 00 am Calvin Sykes [email protected] 786-720-9248 Metromover to be temporarily closed on Saturday, March 9, due to construction in downtown The Metromover system will be closed the morning of Saturday, March 9 until 2:00 p.m. due to a construction project at the Miami Tower. The project is unrelated to the Miami-Dade County or Miami-Dade Transit, and is being completed by a third party with FAA oversight. The Metromover system will be closed the morning of Saturday, March 9 until 2:00 p.m. due to a construction project at the Miami Tower. The project is unrelated to the Miami-Dade County or Miami-Dade Transit, and is being completed by a third party with FAA oversight. In an abundance of caution, all stations will remain closed Miami-Dade County receives clearance to open. A free bus shuttle service between stations will be available until the stations reopen. During this temporary closure, work on the <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/transportation/metromover-upgrade-project.page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Metromover Upgrade Project</a>, a multi-year project to enhance the Metromover system, will continue to be advanced. 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MIAMI-DADE ( March 08, 2024 )–

The Metromover system will be closed the morning of Saturday, March 9 until 2:00 p.m. due to a construction project at the Miami Tower. The project is unrelated to the Miami-Dade County or Miami-Dade Transit, and is being completed by a third party with FAA oversight.

In an abundance of caution, all stations will remain closed Miami-Dade County receives clearance to open. A free bus shuttle service between stations will be available until the stations reopen.

During this temporary closure, work on the Metromover Upgrade Project, a multi-year project to enhance the Metromover system, will continue to be advanced.

For real-time transit updates, please sign up for Transit Alerts or download the Go Miami-Dade Transit Mobile App.

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