International Tennis Championships parking, schedule, road closures: Delray Beach event begins

15th year Delray hosts tennis competition

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Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to Delray Beach for the International Tennis Championships.

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Posted: 02/22/2013

By: Katie Johnson

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to Delray Beach Friday for the International Tennis Championships.

This is the 15th year the city in southern Palm Beach County has hosted the event.

Tennis pros such as John McEnroe, Carlos Moya and Pat Cash will be competing.

The first match starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The competition runs through March 3.

City employees will start redirecting traffic at 1 p.m. Friday afternoon. Signs are placed throughout the area to direct drivers of detours.

Despite the expected increase in traffic, business owners say they're looking forward to the event. It brings a lot of people, which event organizers say spend a lot of money. Officials say each year the event brings in $14 million to Delray Beach.

Business owners say they have one complaint. They say spectators tend to park in their business parking lots during the event, and ask that they park in the spots allotted for the championships.

STREET CLOSURES

1. NW 1st Avenue from Atlantic Avenue north to NW 1st Street will be closed from 1:00 pm on Friday, February 22nd through 8:00 pm on Sunday, March 3rd.

2. NW 1st Street (westbound only) from NW 1st Avenue to Swinton Avenue will be closed from 1:00 pm on Friday, February 22nd through 8:00 pm on Sunday, March 3rd.

DOWNTOWN ROUNDABOUT SHUTTLE SERVICE & HOURS OF OPERATION

Route 1:

Roundtrip service between Tri Rail and the Beach

Monday thru Friday, 6:30 am - 7:00 pm

Route 2:

Roundtrip service between Tri Rail and the Beach

Monday thru Friday, 7:00 am - 10:00 am & 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

and

Roundtrip service between the Public Library & the Beach with continuing service along north/ south A1A

Monday thru Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Weekends:

Roundtrip service between Tri Rail & the Beach with continuing service along north/ south A1A

Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

SHUTTLE DETOUR ROUTE:

During the event, westbound shuttle service will be detoured (due to road closures) from Atlantic Avenue, turning north on Swinton Avenue to NW 2nd Street to NW 1st Avenue. The shuttle bus will stop on NW 1st Avenue in front of City Hall. After picking up passengers, the shuttle returns to Swinton Avenue via NW 1st Street, proceeds to Atlantic Avenue, and continues westbound to the Tri-Rail Station.

For more on the event, visit http:// www.yellowtennisball.com /.