Both directions of Florida’s Turnpike were shut down between Hollywood Boulevard and Griffin Road for more than two hours Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, after a construction excavator struck a gas line, Fire Rescue officials said.
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A ruptured gas line in Hollywood prompted officials to closed Florida’s Turnpike late Friday morning and evacuate the area where the pipe was hit.
The turnpike was shut down in both directions between Hollywood Boulevard and Griffin Road shortly before 11 a.m., and reopened around 2 p.m. after the line was capped, Hollywood Fire Rescue said.
The line ruptured in the area of North 62nd Avenue and Arthur Street after it was hit by a construction excavator. The line that was struck runs the length of the turnpike, said Chai Kauffman, a Hollywood Fire Rescue spokeswoman.
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This story was originally published October 16, 2026 12:19 PM.
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David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.