Water-Main Break Shuts Down Section Of Busy Sarasota-Area Road: Sheriff

SARASOTA, FL — A section of a busy Sarasota-area road is closed Wednesday morning following an overnight water-main break, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies responded to the Beneva Road and Markridge Road in the early morning hours, SCSO said in a news release.

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Initially, both the northbound and southbound lanes of Beneva Road were closed between Markridge Road and Kingston Boulevard.

By 4:15 a.m., northbound Beneva Road lanes and one southbound lane reopened, the sheriff's office said.

Markridge Road is still closed at Beneva Road, the agency said.

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