Cortez Road area cleared after power lines fall
For those out and about on a frigid day, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office warned of wires in the roadway near a busy intersection.
A tweet from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office shortly after noon Tuesday reported wires down across the road near Cortez Road and Fifth Street West.
Photos show a downed wire atop of a car. The condition of the vehicle’s driver is not known.
The sheriff’s office tweeted again at 3:30 p.m. that the roadway had been cleared.
Roughly 300 customers were impacted by the incident for about two hours, Florida Power & Light reported. As of 4 p.m., the company says all customers were back up and running.
Florida 511’s live traffic map is showed some delays in the area after the downed wires were reported.
Wires down across the roadway near Cortez and 5th Street West. Use alternate routes if possible.
— Manatee Sheriff (@ManateeSheriff) January 2, 2018
Sara Nealeigh: 941-745-7081, @saranealeigh
This story was originally published January 2, 2018 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Cortez Road area cleared after power lines fall."