As the engines rev for the upcoming Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix at Hard Rock Stadium, drivers in Miami Gardens are hitting the brakes due to extensive street closures, Local 10 News reports. Starting Thursday at 8 a.m., the northbound and southbound ramps at Exit 2X on Florida's Turnpike will be off-limits to motorists until Sunday, May 5, at 10 p.m.

Fans flocking to the event, which kicks off with Friday's practice session before Saturday's all-important qualifying round and Sunday's race, should brace for heavier traffic and disrupted commutes, with road blockages encompassing parts of Northwest 199th Street and Northwest 27th Avenue. Adjacent intersections will also shut down intermittently from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. on Friday, as well as from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. over the weekend NBC Miami detailed in their coverage of the gridlock.

Travelers planning to traverse the area around the Hard Rock Stadium should consider alternate routes or prepare for detours; northbound turnpike traffic will be rerouted to the University Drive/NW 27th Avenue (Exit 47) to access NW 199th Street, while stadium-goers will be directed through a series of sidesteps to reach their respective turnpike on-ramps, according to information from both the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise and the Florida Department of Transportation.