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Fort Lauderdale MLK Jr. Day celebrations will close down these intersections

Sistrunk Boulevard will be closed from the railroad tracks west to Northwest 15th Avenue and from Northwest 15th Avenue to Carter Park ahead of Fort Lauderdale's annual King Holiday Celebration Parade.
City of Fort Lauderdale
Sistrunk Boulevard will be closed from the railroad tracks west to Northwest 15th Avenue and from Northwest 15th Avenue to Carter Park ahead of Fort Lauderdale's annual King Holiday Celebration Parade.

South Florida communities on Monday are honoring the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. 

The city of Fort Lauderdale is hosting its annual King Holiday Celebration Parade and march for non-violence, followed by a multicultural festival at Carter Park.  

As a result, Sistrunk Boulevard will be closed from the railroad tracks west to Northwest 15th Avenue and from Northwest 15th Avenue to Carter Park. The closures begin 7 a.m. Monday. 

The King Holiday Celebration parade will start at 9:30 a.m. Roads will reopen after the parade. 

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Helen Acevedo, is WLRN's anchor for All Things Considered.
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