Traffic alert: Crash closes stretch of Florida’s Turnpike to Broward County

UPDATE 8:45 a.m.: The southbound lanes on the turnpike have reopened. Drivers should still expect some congestion.

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A crash has shut down a stretch of Florida’s Turnpike in the Boca Raton area to Broward County during Monday’s morning rush hour.

The “multi-vehicle” crash happened on the southbound lanes of the turnpike beyond Exit 75: Glades Road/SR-808, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, according to Florida 511. All lanes in the area are closed. Traffic is backed up to Mile Marker 79.

Drivers should avoid the area and seek alternate routes, such as Interstate 95.

This bulletin will be updated.

This story was originally published November 14, 2022 at 7:16 AM.

Michelle Marchante

Miami Herald

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Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription