Traffic alert: Canes and Dolphins games could affect your drive this weekend

Traffic admin September 25, 2026 0 Comments

Traffic alert: Canes and Dolphins games could affect your drive this weekend

The University of Miami and the Miami Dolphins both play at home this weekend — and that means heavier traffic around Hard Rock Stadium and on I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike.

The Canes play Central Michigan at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, so expect roads to start getting busier two to three hours before game time.

Same goes for the Dolphins game against the Kansas City Chiefs, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.

Expect heavier traffic along the Miami Gardens Drive and Ives Dairy Road corridors as well as on Northwest 27th Avenue/University Drive near the stadium. Also, Turnpike Exit 2X: northbound and southbound exit ramps at Northwest 199th Street could have restricted access on game days.

For the University of Miami game, parking lots will open at 1:30 p.m., and the stadium gates will open at 5 p.m.

Parking lots will open at 9 a.m. for the Dolphins game, and fans can begin entering the stadium at 11 a.m.

These are the only delays you’ll face in the coming week. Here’s a look at closings and detours in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Miami-Dade County

Miami: On Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27, one lane in both directions of I-395 will be closed between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The westbound lane will close from east of I-95 to east of Northwest 12th Avenue, and the eastbound lane will close from Northwest 12th Avenue to I-95. According to a Florida Department of Transportation Facebook post, “The closures are needed to safely drive steel sheets in the median as part of bridge foundation construction. Additional weekend work will be scheduled as needed as this work progresses.”
The Hammocks: At least one lane will close at the intersection of Kendall Drive/Southwest 88th Street and Southwest 157th Avenue for the reconstruction of damaged sidewalks, upgrading of signs and signals, and repaving of the road. On weekdays, the lane will close from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and on Sundays through Thursdays, again from 9:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. On Friday and Saturday, additional lane closures will occur at 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Naranja: At least one lane on South Dixie Highway from Southwest 264th Street to 112th Avenue will close. The closures will occur from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in both northbound and southbound directions on weekdays and weekends. Additional northbound closures will occur from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and southbound closures from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Opa-locka: At least one lane will close on Northwest 135th Street from 47th to 30th avenues from 9:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Doral: On Northwest 72nd Avenue and 36th Street, at least one lane will be closed from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. on weekdays, and from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends. All westbound lanes along Northwest 36th Street may need to be closed at times for drainage work, and police will guide traffic through the area.

Broward County

Deerfield Beach: The Northeast 48th Street Bridge over I-95 will remain closed through summer 2027 for construction. Regional traffic will be directed to roads such as Southwest 10th Street, Powerline Road, Dixie Highway and Sample Road. Local traffic will be directed to take alternative routes on Military Trail and Northeast Third Avenue.
Pompano Beach: Southbound I-95 between south of Southwest 10th Street and Sample Road will be closed from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 11. One lane will close at 8 p.m. and all other lanes will be closed by 9 p.m., reopening at 6 a.m. Drivers can detour via the Southwest 10th Street exit ramp, then go south on Military Trail. Go east on Sample Road to re-enter southbound I-95. The southbound I-95 Express Lanes will also be closed.
Fort Lauderdale: All lanes on southbound I-95 at Sunrise Boulevard will be closed to traffic at night on Wednesday, Oct. 7 and Thursday, Oct. 8, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Traffic can detour using the I-95 exit ramp to Oakland Park Boulevard and go west, then go south on Northwest 31st Avenue. Go east on Sunrise Boulevard, then use the I-95 entrance ramp.
Parkland: Loxahatchee Road from Parkside Drive to U.S. 441 will be closed through this fall for construction. Traffic will detour via Parkside Drive, Holmberg Road and U.S. 441.
Lauderhill: Two lanes on Broward Boulevard from Northwest 34th Avenue to 28th avenues may close Sunday through Thursday as needed from 7:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. and from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to install mid-block pedestrian crosswalks.