People Trying To Go West Are Going Nowhere Fast.
BY: TRAFFIC CENTER | BocaNewsNow.com
BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Traffic is exceptionally heavy on I-75 before — and on — Alligator Alley for motorists trying to return to Florida’s west coast. The Florida Department of Transportation is encouraging motorists to either wait, or assume that it’s going to take you a very, very long time to get where you are going.
Traffic cameras in the area show exceptionally large backups, both on the Sawgrass Expressway and Alligator Alley. We are publishing two images, but multiple cameras over many miles are pretty much showing the same thing. We also note a number of FHP Troopers in the median, suggesting that driving erratically or trying to get around the traffic will likely land you in trouble.
If you are driving an EV, know this: Florida has activated several mobile EV charging stations:
Park-n-Ride, US-441 in Alachua: https://afdc.energy.gov/stations#/station/357623
16050 Martin Luther King Blvd, Alachua, FL, 32615
Park-n-Ride, SR-33 in Lakeland: https://afdc.energy.gov/stations#/station/357624
7901 SR-33, Lakeland, FL, 33809
Park-n-Ride, SR-47 in Lake City: https://afdc.energy.gov/stations#/station/357625
225 SW Chad Pl, Lake City, FL 32025
Park-n-Ride, US-90 in Lake City: https://afdc.energy.gov/stations#/station/357626
3221 W US Hwy 90, Lake City, FL 32055
N River Road in Venice: https://afdc.energy.gov/stations#/station/357627
3000 N River Rd, Venice, FL 34292 (GPS: 27.113171, -82.349368)
Petro Travel Center in Reddick: https://afdc.energy.gov/stations#/station/357628
7401 W Hwy 318, Reddick, FL 32686
