Fuel-Spill Crash Shuts Down Dolphin Expressway Near Miami Airport for Hours

A single tractor-trailer crash on State Road 836 sent fuel spilling across the westbound lanes near NW 42nd Avenue Saturday morning, forcing crews to shut down a stretch of the Dolphin Expressway that feeds directly into Miami International Airport. City of Miami Fire Rescue responded at 8:34 a.m. and confirmed no injuries resulted from the wreck.

Fire crews and the department’s hazmat team worked to contain the spill after the crash caused fuel to leak from the truck, according to Miami Fire Rescue

. The agency said westbound SR-836 between NW 27th Avenue and NW 42nd Avenue, better known as LeJeune Road, would remain closed for several hours while cleanup continued. Florida Highway Patrol dispatch records placed the collision at 8:28 a.m., just minutes before fire crews arrived on scene…

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