ORLANDO, Fla. — Emergency road repairs on westbound Interstate 4 in Orange County caused a traffic headache Wednesday.
Officials with I4Ultimate said the rainy weather over the weekend is to blame for all the problems.
Sunday’s onslaught of rain is believed to have caused temporary pavement between Conroy Road and Florida’s Turnpike to weaken the roadway, officials said.
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Officials said the base of the road beneath the asphalt was wet, causing the pavement above to break up and fail in places.
The interstate averages around 173,000 vehicle that travel in both directions each day, officials said.
Crews were called out to conduct emergency road repair, but that work went into the rush hour traffic, causing heavy delays for drivers.
A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Transportation said drivers who experience damage in the work zones
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Posted by Racquel Asa WFTV on Wednesday, January 30, 2019
#I4Ultimate 6:10 p.m. emergency repair update. All three westbound lanes have reopened. Again, expect delays, as it will take time for traffic to work its way through the area. Crews will be monitoring this area, westbound I-4 between Conroy Road and the Turnpike.
— FDOT District 5 (@MyFDOT_CFL) January 30, 2019
#TrafficAlert: Two lanes squeeze by emergency repair work to fix a large pothole on I-4 WB near Conroy Road. LIVE updates: https://t.co/x5OiWeT7DS 📸: @RAsaWFTV pic.twitter.com/CMQvNxvfAs
— WFTV Channel 9 (@WFTV) January 30, 2019
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