South Ocean Boulevard next to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club will close to through traffic Friday until further notice, Palm Beach said in an alert sent Thursday afternoon.
This will be Trump's eighth visit to Florida and seventh to Palm Beach since his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Palm Beach's announcement follows the Federal Aviation Administration's issuance earlier this week of temporary flight restrictions over Palm Beach. Such flight restriction notices are strong indications of Trump's travel plans.
The flight restrictions go into effect at 3:45 p.m. Friday, and end at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, providing a window in which Trump could arrive and depart, and essentially meaning he will be in Palm Beach from Friday afternoon through sometime on Sunday.
South Ocean Boulevard will be closed from the Southern Boulevard traffic circle north to the intersection with South County Road, the town said. While Palm Beach did not include a specific time for the road to close, the town typically sends the alert about 24 hours before the road is expected to shut down.
What to expect with Trump in town
Those who live, work and are visiting homes within the area affected by the South Ocean Boulevard's closure will be allowed in after providing identification, and they can enter and exit only through the north security checkpoint at South County Road, officials have said.
South Ocean Boulevard next to Mar-a-Lago first closed July 20 as part of increased security measures ordered by the U.S. Secret Service following the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump.
President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach on Feb. 7.
Officials initially said the road would be closed 24 hours a day through at least the Nov. 5 election, but the town, Secret Service, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and Mar-a-Lago Club on Aug. 19 announced they reached an agreement to open the road when Trump is not home.
That agreement remains in place, and the road closes when Trump is at Mar-a-Lago, then lifts when he leaves for a long enough period of time that it makes logistical sense to remove and replace the concrete barricades, traffic cones and electronic signs that go along with the closure, law enforcement sources have told the Daily News.
When Trump returns, bridge schedules also are adjusted as part of temporary security zones announced late last year by the U.S. Coast Guard around Mar-a-Lago.
When Trump is home the Flagler Memorial and Southern Boulevard bridges have similar opening schedules:
Monday through Friday: From 7:30 to 9 a.m., the bridge will open on the quarter-hour; from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the bridge will open on the quarter and three-quarter hour; from 2:15 to 6 p.m., the bridge will open on the quarter-hour; and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., the bridge will open on the quarter and three-quarter hour.
Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays: The bridge will open on the quarter- and three-quarter hour.
The Southern Boulevard Bridge also may close without notice to allow for motorcades to pass uninterrupted, the Coast Guard said. Because the bridge-opening times are staggered, the Royal Park Bridge's schedule when Trump is in town is different from the schedule for the other two bridges:
Monday through Friday: From 7:30 to 9 a.m., the bridge will open on the half-hour; from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the bridge will open on the hour and half-hour; from 2:15 to 6 p.m., the bridge will open on the half-hour; and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., the bridge will open on the hour and half-hour.
Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays: The bridge will open on the hour and half-hour.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: Road next to Trump's Mar-a-Lago to close ahead of president's visit