The road near President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach home will be closed indefinitely due to security concerns caused by the U.S. and Israel’s strikes on Iran, local officials said.
"In light of recent events in Iran, and as a precautionary measure to ensure public safety, road closures will be implemented beginning tomorrow morning at South Ocean Boulevard and Southern Boulevard," Palm Beach Chief of Police Nicholas Caristo wrote in an email to the mayor and Town Council.
"These closures will remain in effect until further notice regardless of whether (Trump) is in residence," Caristo wrote.
Town Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Ogrodnick told the Palm Beach Post Monday they want to keep the community safe.
Closing the road would help prevent anything "that would impact the community in a negative way," Ogrodnick said to the Post.
"A decision was made with our state, local, and federal partners this morning that in the best interest of the community, and obviously with the president, we're going to keep the road closed until further notice," Ogrodnick said to the Post.
There have not been any specific threats to Palm Beach, Ogrodnick said.
South Ocean Boulevard is typically closed the morning before Trump arrives in Palm Beach, the Post reported.
"The upheaval in the world makes this today a necessity," Palm Beach Mayor Danielle Moore said to the Post. "And I really don't see where there were many other options."
"I'm not happy about it," Moore added. "It does not help traffic, there are other concerns here that outweigh traffic at the moment."
Moore said she wants her residents to remain safe.
"The world is a very tumultuous place, and not only is Palm Beach the home of the president, but we need to protect our residents, and if this is a way that the federal government believes this protects the residents of the town of Palm Beach, then I'm for it," Moore said to the Post.
The president is expected to be at Mar-a-Lago between March 6-9, the Post reported, citing a Boca Raton Airport Authority notice to tenants about presidential flight restrictions.
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