Fort Lauderdale - Beginning Friday, December 1 at 9:00 AM, Sistrunk Boulevard will be closed between N.W. 9 Avenue (Powerline Road) and N.W. 12 Avenue to allow crews to set up for the 11th Annual Light Up Sistrunk event.  The three-block stretch of roadway will reopen at 1:00 AM on Saturday, December 2. 

While the closure is in effect, traffic will be detoured around the affected area via the following routes: 

* Eastbound traffic on Sistrunk Boulevard will be detoured using N.W. 13 Terrace (northbound) to N.W. 7 Street (eastbound).

* Westbound traffic on Sistrunk Boulevard will be detoured using N.W. 9 Avenue (Powerline Road) (southbound) to N.W. 5 Street (westbound). 

Signs will be posted in the area to alert motorists of the detours.  Motorists should expect delays in and around the affected area.

For more information, please visit www.fortlauderdale.gov/lus