HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – All lanes on the Palmetto Expressway near NW 58th Street have reopened in both directions after crews worked on a downed powerline, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
The closure, reported before 5 p.m. caused a standstill in the middle of rush hour traffic.
Officials said an overhead utility wire fell on the State Road 826.
Skyforce HD flew above what appeared to be a downed powerline stretching across both northbound and southbound lanes.
Cameras captured Florida Power & Light workers trying to remove the downed powerline.
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