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U.S. 1 going into the Florida Keys open again after a Sunday afternoon fuel spill

Cleanup of the fuel spill that has U.S. 1’s southbound lanes shut down at mile marker 111 Sunday afternoon.
Cleanup of the fuel spill that has U.S. 1’s southbound lanes shut down at mile marker 111 Sunday afternoon. Florida Dept. of Transportation

3:05 p.m. UPDATE: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says all lanes are open again.

A fuel spill at mile marker No. 111, had U.S. 1 south shut down from 1:45 p.m. to just after 3 p.m.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said southbound traffic on the 18-Mile Stretch was being diverted to Card Sound Road during the cleanup.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is learned.

Correction: The original version of this story used the sheriff’s office’s original mile marker locator, which was incorrect.

This story was originally published June 5, 2022 at 2:33 PM.

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