Palmetto Expressway Partially Shut Down By Demonstrators In Support Of Protests In Cuba - CBS Miami

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Parts of the Palmetto Expressway are still is shut down near Coral Way due to demonstrators rallying for freedom in Cuba.

Dozens of demonstrators began their rally at Coral Way and SW 82^nd Avenue and then marched their way onto 826, blocking traffic in both directions.

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The demonstrators are not walking on the highway, but rather, simply blocking the road.

As a result, all northbound lanes were blocked between Coral Way and 8th Street and all southbound lanes are blocked between Coral Way and Bird Road.

Around 2:30 p.m., several southbound lanes were reopened but the two left lanes between Coral Way and Bird Rd. remained blocked. All the northbound lanes between Coral Way 8th Street remained closed.

The Florida Highway Patrol said at 5:30 p.m., it’s not known when the highway will reopen.

The safety of our community & safeguarding those that peacefully assemble is our top priority. We welcome those that wish to peacefully demonstrate; however, the obstruction of roadways is unacceptable & illegal. Officers are enforcing traffic laws to ensure the flow of traffic. pic.twitter.com/BsgyztuQVz

— Miami-Dade Police (@MiamiDadePD) July 13, 2021

CBS4 anchor Eliott Rodriguez got stuck in the traffic trying to get to work on Tuesday.

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See his video here:

This show of support follows rare street protests in Cuba over the weekend over a lack of food and medicine amid a grave economic crisis aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic and US sanctions.

Cuban police brought those unsanctioned protests under control on Monday.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Cuban American, tweeted that he has never “felt such raw emotion from the people of Miami desperate for intervention by the government and by themselves on behalf of Cuba.” He added that “this is the moment of freedom” for Cuba.

I have never felt such raw emotion from the people of Miami desperate for intervention by the government and by themselves on behalf of Cuba. This is the moment for freedom in Cuba. IT CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER! pic.twitter.com/fL0aaKgbJz

— Mayor Francis Suarez (@MiamiMayor) July 12, 2021

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There are additional demonstrations scheduled in South Florida on Tuesday including one at 2:30 at Versailles along SW 8th Street and 36th Avenue and another at 5:00 p.m. at Tamiami Park off Coral Way and 107th Avenue.

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