February 29, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Diane G. Papadakos, Director of Communications
City of West Palm Beach – Mayor’s Office
dpapadakos@wpb.org
(561) 822-1411 (TTY: 800-955-8771)

Road Closures to Begin March 5, for the Palm Beach International Boat Show
Boat Show runs March 21-24 on the Downtown Waterfront

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Periodic road closures in Downtown West Palm Beach will begin Tuesday, March 5 in advance of the annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, which runs from Thursday, March 21, through Sunday, March 24, 2024. A fixture on the downtown waterfront for 40 years, the boat show is ranked as one of the top five largest in the world.

Motorists can expect delays and closures through Monday, April 1.

Planned closures include:

• March 5, 2024 – Okeechobee Boulevard & Flagler Drive northbound to Fern Street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• March 6, 2024 – Okeechobee Boulevard & Flagler Drive Northbound to Fern Street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• March 6 to April 1, 2024 – Full closure on Evernia Street between Tamarind Avenue & Sapodilla Avenue.
• March 7 to April 1, 2024 – Full closure northbound Flagler Drive from Lakeview Avenue to Banyan Boulevard.
• March 17 to April 1, 2024 – Full closure of Flagler Drive in all directions from Lakeview Avenue to Banyan Boulevard.

The Palm Beach International Boat Show showcases more than $1 billion in yachts, pleasure and fishing vessels and all nautical-related gear.

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