Tugboat Crashes Into State Road 528 Causeway, East and Westbound Lanes Closed
By Space Coast Daily // October 23, 2015
Drivers use SR 520 Causeway as detour
BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – State Road 528 Causeway have been shut down after a barge crashed into the bridge.
No injuries have been reported.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is currently assisting the Cocoa Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation after the barge struck the 528 bridge in Merritt Island.
According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, both east and westbound lanes are currently closed and traffic will be impacted between U.S. 1 in Cocoa and State Road 3 in Merritt Island until further notice.
Drivers should use the State Road 520 Causeway as detour.
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