Florida Highway Patrol officials temporarily closed a portion of Interstate 75, also known as Alligator Alley, this week while a massive wildfire continued to burn.
While the closure happened once, officials have been closely monitoring visibility conditions on I-75. The closure affected the immigration detention center Alligator Alcatraz during the nearly 60-mile shutdown overnight Wednesday.
Now, six days after a fire broke out on federal land, officials say both the fire’s growth and containment remain static…