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    Former President Donald Trump is expected to vote Tuesday in Palm Beach, voting for himself as the Republican candidate for the White House.

    Awaiting his return to Palm Beach after a busy late campaign schedule that included stops in Wisconsin and North Carolina, the road near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club was closed Monday, Palm Beach said in an alert.

    trump card is expected to come home before Election Day, when the Associated Press reported he will vote at his home precinct, No. 5604, for which the polling place is the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center at 340 Seaview Ave.

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    South Ocean Boulevard from the South Boulevard roundabout north to South County Road has been closed since Monday, and the road will remain closed until further notice, Palm Beach said.

    The road usually closes in the morning hours, though officials have not shared a specific time.

    The road reopened on Halloween afternoon after Trump left Mar-a-Lago. His departure also came ahead of Mar-a-Lago’s annual Halloween party.

    City officials said in a Recreation Department email that parking will be limited Monday to the municipal parking lot on the north side of Royal Palm Way near Seaview Park near the Recreation Center, and that the parking lot will be completely closed Tuesday until in the middle of the month. afternoon.

    The city said residents and visitors should find other places to park during those times.

    There may also be additional road closures associated with Trump’s vote as he and his motorcade move from his Mar-a-Lago Club on South Ocean Boulevard north to the Leisure Center and back.

    South Ocean Boulevard near Mar-a-Lago reopened for the first time on August 22 after The US Secret Service ordered it shut down effective July 20 as part of heightened security measures following the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump.

    Officials initially said the road would be closed 24 hours a day at least until the Nov. 5 election, but the city, the Secret Service and the Mar-a-Lago Club on Aug. 19. they announced that they had reached an agreement to open the way when Trump is not home.

    That agreement remains in place, and the road will close when Trump is at Mar-a-Lago, with the closure lifted when he leaves long enough that it makes logistical sense to remove and replace the concrete barricades, traffic cones. and electronic signs that go with the closure, law enforcement officials said.

    It’s unclear how the Secret Service will proceed with the road closure after Election Day. City officials declined to comment, saying any discussion was premature.

    Former First Lady Melania Trump has accompanied Trump to the Recreation Center to vote in the past. It’s not clear if she will join him on Tuesday or if she voted by mail from New York City, where she has spent most of her time since the couple’s son, Barron, started classes in September for his first year at the Stern School of Business from New York University.

    Since declaring Palm Beach as his permanent residence in late 2019, Trump voted in several locations in Palm Beach County, and his primary, municipal, state, and general election ballots were cast early, by mail, and on Election Day.

    In recent weeks, Trump has encouraged his supporters to vote early.

    Although he did not vote early in the general election, Trump has voted early in the past, including at the main library of the Palm Beach County Library System and the Supervisor of Elections office, both in West Palm Beach.

    In 2020, amid COVID-19 pandemic precautions, Trump voted early in the presidential election, casting his ballot on October 24 at the main library. Trump was accompanied to the library by Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Link.

    In that vote, Trump became the first sitting president to vote in person as a Florida resident. That year, Melania Trump voted on Election Day at the Palm Beach Recreation Center.

    Trump voted by mail in the 2020 presidential primary, the August 2020 primary, and the 2021 municipal election in Palm Beach. The Trumps voted together on November 8, 2022, at the Recreation Center.

    Palm Beach officials face security concerns on Election Day and beyond

    As security officials across the country prepare for Election Day, Palm Beach is looking at potential traffic and safety issues associated with the commute of a former presidential candidate-turned-president.

    The Palm Beach Police Department is closely monitoring security around Election Day, working with partner law enforcement agencies “and will take appropriate intelligence-based preparatory action if necessary,” said police spokesman Capt. Will Rothrock.

    The Police Department hopes Election Day in Palm Beach and across the country will be a safe experience for voters exercising their rights, he said. “At this point, we have no reason to believe it will be anything other than safe and smooth, but the community should know that we are always monitoring issues or concerns and are prepared to take action if necessary,” he said.

    Law enforcement agencies across the country are following suit, preparing for the possibility of unrest on November 5 and the days ahead. Axios reported.

    Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies will patrol polling places and respond to calls for service around Election Day, sheriff’s spokeswoman Teri Barbera said.

    Bridge opening schedules will change with Trump’s return

    When Trump returns, the bridges’ hours will be adjusted as part of the temporary security zones around Mar-a-Lago that were announced in September by the US Coast Guard.

    When Trump is home, the Flagler Memorial and Southern Boulevard bridges have similar opening hours:

    • Monday to Friday: From 7:30 to 9:00, the bridge will open every quarter of an hour; from 9.00 to 14.15, the bridge will open for a quarter of an hour and three quarters; from 14:15 to 18, the bridge will open every quarter of an hour; and from 18.00 to 7.30, the bridge will open for a quarter and three quarters of an hour.
    • Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays: the bridge will open at quarter to three.

    The Southern Boulevard Bridge may also close without notice to allow rolling runs through, the Coast Guard said. Because the bridges’ opening hours are staggered, the Royal Park Bridge’s schedule when Trump is in town differs from the other two bridges’ schedules:

    • Monday through Friday: From 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., the bridge will open every half hour; from 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., the bridge will open every hour and a half; from 14:15 to 18, the bridge will open every half hour; and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., the bridge will open every hour and a half.
    • Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays: The bridge will open on the hour and half hour.

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