Wreck causing delays on southbound Florida Turnpike north of Indiantown Road interchange

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Emergency crews had to shut down southbound lanes of the Turnpike following a rush hour wreck Thursday morning.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reported around 8:30 a.m. that the roadway is closed north of the Indiantown Road interchange, around mile marker 120. Shortly before 9 a.m., the map showed traffic was flowing again, although it was moving slowly.

The agency’s 511 map list indicated the crash happened shortly before 8 a.m. and it listed the severity as major. FDOT notes traffic backups stretched for over a mile…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS