FHP is advising travelers to avoid the area of the 18-Mile Stretch after a fatal accident.
FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – A fatal motorcycle crash and investigation had traffic backed up for miles for most of the afternoon near the 18-Mile Stretch area.
After promising the roads would be closed for hours, Florida Keys Sheriff reported just before 2 p.m. that lanes were open, but that drivers should continue to expect delays because of the back up.
The 11:15 a.m. motorcycle crash happened near Mile Marker 114 on the Miami-Dade County side of the 18-Mile Stretch, the section of Highway One that connects Florida City to Key Largo.
“Given this is a holiday weekend, we expect heavy traffic inbound to Monroe County,” the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office stated.