24-03-2025
Extended bridge openings to continue through Tuesday as vessels depart boat show
The Palm Beach International Boat Show drew to a close Sunday, but motorists should expect delays through Tuesday on two of the three bridges connecting Palm Beach to West Palm Beach.
Extended drawbridge openings will continue as vessels depart the boat show, the town said in an alert Sunday.
The annual event along West Palm Beach's waterfront began Wednesday and concluded Sunday. The show was expanded to five days from three by the show's host organization, the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County.
Extended drawbridge openings are a result of higher-than-normal vessel traffic passing under the Royal Park (middle) and Flagler (north) bridges, the town said.
Scheduled drawbridge openings are not changing, Police Department spokesperson Capt. William Rothrock told the Daily News last week, but the higher volume of boat traffic will lead to longer bridge openings.
Rothrock noted that extended bridge openings have been occurring since March 14, primarily impacting the Flagler and Royal Park bridges because of the boat show's location between them.
Unscheduled openings for barges related to the Bonefish Cove Project will continue, Rothrock said. The project is expected to be completed in August.
The town is urging residents and visitors to "plan their travel routes accordingly."
Jodie Wagner is a journalist at the Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at jwagner@
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