Overseas Highway to Florida Keys reopens hours after dump truck crash
A rollover crash involving a dump truck caused heavy delays on the Overseas Highway Monday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
The crash happened in the southbound lane of mile marker 114 on the 18 Mile Stretch of U.S. 1 shortly before rush hour began, causing traffic to be diverted to Card Sound Road, according to the sheriff office. The location was near the Miami-Dade-Monroe line.
Rollover crash @MM114 involves loaded dump truck. Traffic diverted to Card Sound Road. https://t.co/5qjxXTUAos
— Florida Keys Sheriff (@mcsonews) October 26, 2020
Officials reopened the southbound lane around 10:10 a.m. after four hours of closures, the sheriff’s office said.
Traffic Alert 7:40am
Heading to the Florida Keys? A Rollover dump truck crash has the southbound lane blocked on Overseas Hwy (US-1) You'll have to take Card Sound Road to get in. We're seeing slow traffic.@mcsonews @FHPMiami @MyFDOT_Miami @MiamiDadePD https://t.co/h2OYmtFAi5— Total Traffic Miami (@TotalTrafficMIA) October 26, 2020
It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries.
This bulletin will be updated as more information becomes available.
