BREAKING: I-95 Completely Shut South Of Boca Raton

Closed As Of 5 A.M. In Both Directions. Expect Closure To Last Hours.

This image from an FDOT camera in the area at 10:38 a.m. shows it is still an active scene. I-95 remains closed. (FDot).

Traffic is at a complete standstill southbound on I-95 at SW 10th Street. All lanes on I-95 — on both directions — are closed between Atlantic and Sample in Broward County due to a fuel truck crash which happened around 5 a.m. Expect I-95 to be shut for hours. (Image from FDOT camera at 6:42 a.m.)

I-95 is closed and backed up between Atlantic and Sample in Broward County, just south of Boca Raton. (Courtesy FDOT).

BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com

UPDATE: 12:57 p.m: No official word from FDOT, but cameras in the area indicate all lanes are open again on I-95 in Broward County.

UPDATE: 10:38 a.m: FDOT cameras show that I-95 remains closed in both directions, with a very active emergency scene due to the crash of a fuel truck at 2:45 this morning.

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports that the crash involves a fuel truck and occurred just south of Atlantic Boulevard. The closure is northbound and southbound and spans Atlantic to Sample.

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Copans Road, underneath I-95, is also closed. Fuel apparently spilled and must be cleaned up.

The Sheriff’s Office says the “cleanup is underway and could take some time. Please seek alternate routes.”

FDOT tells BocaNewsNow.com that crash occurred around 2:45 a.m. According to FDOT: “Traffic must exit at Atlantic Blvd. The southbound lanes are also closed at Copans Rd West, due to Emergency Vehicles. Traffic must exit Sample Rd. Use caution.”

BREAKING: I-95 Completely Shut South Of Boca Raton

Closed As Of 5 A.M. In Both Directions. Expect Closure To Last Hours.

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