MIAMI — A stubborn wildfire once again shut down Florida ‘s 18-Mile Stretch highway that is the primary link to the Florida Keys, severing a crucial travel artery Wednesday afternoon. Only this time the closure was relatively brief.
Both the 18-Mile Stretch along US 1 and Card Sound Road were blocked in both directions for just under an hour Wednesday afternoon as fire crews worked to mitigate a brush fire burning in southern Miami-Dade County area, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the roads reopened around 4:30 p.m. ET but that drivers should “expect continued disruptions in and out of the Florida Keys as the weather/fire mitigation efforts continue to impact traffic.”…