ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Smoke from a brush fire closed portions of State Road 528 and State Road 50 early Tuesday in Orange and Brevard counties for the second-straight day, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Eastbound lanes of the Beachline are closed at State Road 520 in Orange County. Westbound lanes are blocked at Interstate 95 in Brevard County. Southbound lanes of State Road 407 are closed to the Beachline.
Troopers ask motorists to reduce their speed while traveling through area because of the smoke.
RIGHT NOW: Troopers are removing the signs & cones. EB SR50 at Nicholas Ave & WB SR50 at Plantation Dr are now OPEN @WFTV @WFTVTraffic pic.twitter.com/RRGPRNUEPm
— Sarahbeth Ackerman (@SAckermanWFTV) April 11, 2017
Poor visibility closed the eastbound lanes of East Colonial Drive in Orange County's Christmas neighborhood and the westbound lanes of Cheney Highway near Titusville earlier Tuesday, but the road has reopened.
State Road 50 could be closed again if smoke rolls back into the area, officials said.
The same stretch of highway was closed Monday for several hours because of the blaze, which continues to burn in an area between East Colonial Drive and the Beachline. It's one of 19 brush fires currently burning in Central Florida.
Check back for updates to this developing story.
🚨🔥🚨We are now SHUTDOWN EB 528@520, WB 528@I95 and SB SR407 to SR528. SR50 still closed pic.twitter.com/1dcFEfv7tb
— FHP Orlando (@FHPOrlando) April 11, 2017
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