Florida officials have forged ahead over the past week in constructing the compound dubbed as “Alligator Alcatraz” within the Everglades' humid swamplands.

If you’re staying in South Florida, that doesn’t mean you won’t hit traffic on local roadways. AAA lists Miami as the No. 5 travel destination in the country for Memorial Day travelers.

Hundreds of protesters lined part of U.S. Highway 41 that slices through the marshy Everglades — also known as Tamiami Trail — as dump trucks hauling materials lumbered into the airfield.