Huge Wreck on 98?

[Camp Creek Kid]

My kids just got off the school bus 30 min. late. We are in the Seacrest area. Apparently there was a huge wreck somewhere and 98 is closed. Traffic is bumper to bumper on 30-A "going slower than bikes."

Anybody know what happened?

 

[Beach Runner]

It's no surprise. People just do not obey the speed limit, and I'm not being an old fogey here -- I mean that they don't obey it even within 10 mph of the limit.

So sad. Hopefully no one was injured badly.

 

[Kurt]

I don't know about a wreck. If so it is east of 395. They were rerouting traffic to 30A with no access east of 395 on 98.

There were two trucks with large I-beams on them parked on 98 there. I thought maybe they were doing some work but maybe they were waiting for an accident to be cleared.

The deputy told me it would be at least a couple of hours.

 

[ShallowsNole]

FHP website says there is an obstruction on 98. Not real informative.

And, ShallowsFuzz isn't answering his cell phone.

If I hear something, I'll post.

 

[Camp Creek Kid]

Nevermind. per the Walton Sun--Hwy 98 is now open as of 3:27. Apparently a backhoe downed a major power pole.

Glad it wasn't a wreck. There were no injuries..

http://www.waltonsun.com

 

[Bobby J]

:clap_1:

 

[ShallowsNole]

Per our bailiff, what CCK said.

And Fuzz still hasn't called me back. Grrrr. ;-)

 

[Camp Creek Kid]

By-the-way, 30-A is still backed up on the east end--just tried to go to the bank at Rosemary, but turned around and came home. The traffic is backed up to Alys, probably from the 30-A/98 intersecation.

 

[TooFarTampa]

Yes, it was awful and the traffic is still backed up. I was one of the first 10 cars affected by the roadblock, which started a few minutes before noon. We all had to turn around, go back to Camp Creek Parkway, then go south to 30-A. I had to go back up north at Grayton to 98 and was 40 minutes late to lunch with Jdarg, Gypsea and Punzy. (Had a great time though! )

On my way back it wasn't too bad for me, but going west it was bumper to bumper from the Watersound entrance to 395. It's still backed up here in Seacrest. I had never before thought about the affects of a road closure on 98. Imagine routing all of that traffic onto 30A!! :shock: Has this kind of thing happened before?

 

[Smiling JOe]

I received a call earlier that west bound traffic on 30A was backed up to SeaNest (near Eastern Lake) all the way through Seaside. This morning, I was over that way, and traffic wasn't much better, and 98 was still open. I think traffic is worse this week than I've seen in the summer on July 4th.