Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced Thursday evening that the county will resume "essential services" on Friday.
The worst of #HurricaneMatthew will be over by midnight. Some @MiamiDadeCounty services will begin resuming.
— Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez (@MayorGimenez) October 6, 2016
Gimenez said that the county's Emergency Operations Center would be downgraded to level 2 at 8 p.m. Thursday and hurricane shelters will close Friday morning.
The mayor also indicated that the Miami-Dade Transit System will resume normal services Friday morning. County buses will start circulating on their regular schedule at 7 a.m. and Metrorail will be open at 6 a.m.
The county marinas will open Friday at 10 a.m.
Bridges will begin reopening at 6 a.m.
— Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez (@MayorGimenez) October 6, 2016
Public libraries and county parks will be closed on Friday for assessment of possible damages, but they should be open on Saturday (barring damages).
The Port of Miami will open as soon as the U.S. Coast Guard finishes its safety inspection, "probably Friday morning," according to Gimenez.
Gimenez said that there will not be garbage pick up on Friday. Residents will have to wait until Monday to have their solid waste picked up. Recycling, on the other hand, will be picked up on Saturday and Sunday to make up for the days lost on Thursday and Friday.
The trash and recycling centers of the county will open on Friday.
