GREENACRES, Fla. — Military Trail reopened in both directions Thursday night after repairs from a fatal Learjet crash on Nov. 1, according to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
All four lanes, two northbound and two southbound, became accessible to drivers at 7:05 p.m. Crews completed paving and striping repairs, along with sidewalk restoration.
Earlier Thursday, FDOT reported that workers had been active overnight to reopen the northbound lanes. The stretch of Military Trail had been closed between 10th Avenue and Forest Hill Boulevard due to significant damage from the crash, which created a large crater in the roadway.
The reopening restores traffic flow along this section of Military Trail. Nine individuals died when the Learjet, traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, crashed near Greenacres. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported among those on the ground.