For those Driving to Nationals

I live in Volusia County near New Smyrna Beach where one of the big fires is. People driving to South Florida should avoid I-95 which local TV said will most likely be shut down every morning because of smoke for the next month. Muck fires, which is what is causing the smoke, can burn for a long time, and they say this one probably will burn until we get some HEAVY rain. The suggestion given was to use Florida's Turnpike along with I-4 or I-75. There were some very bad multi-vehicle crashes on I-4 and SR 528 when these roads were open in the early morning. I-95 will probably be open during the daytime hours when visibility is better, but authorities say that it will be shut down from 5 AM to 9 Am in the fire area until further notice. Traffic was rerouted to Route 1 and was worse than bumper to bumper yesterday.

I live in Volusia County near New Smyrna Beach where one of the big fires is. People driving to South Florida should avoid I-95 which local TV said will most likely be shut down every morning because of smoke for the next month. Muck fires, which is what is causing the smoke, can burn for a long time, and they say this one probably will burn until we get some HEAVY rain. The suggestion given was to use Florida's Turnpike along with I-4 or I-75. There were some very bad multi-vehicle crashes on I-4 and SR 528 when these roads were open in the early morning. I-95 will probably be open during the daytime hours when visibility is better, but authorities say that it will be shut down from 5 AM to 9 Am in the fire area until further notice. Traffic was rerouted to Route 1 and was worse than bumper to bumper yesterday.