(Brush fire - Alligator Alley/I-75.  Picture from WSVN.)

It's that time of year.  Dry conditions mixed with low rain amounts make for perfect brush fires here in Florida.  Lightening caused a brush fire in the Everglades yesterday, which has caused the closing of I-75 (Alligator Alley) between Ft. Lauderdale and Naples today. 



You need to use Tamiami Trail (US41) as an alternate.  See map below.