Traffic Alert: All lanes of Philips Highway near Emerson shut down by crash involving power pole Click below for a live look at the scene
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A crash that involved a JEA power pole on Tuesday morning has shut down all lanes of Philips Highway (U.S. 1) between St. Augustine and Emerson roads.
The crash was reported around 8:15 a.m.
JEA reported a small outage in the area related to the damaged power pole.
Emergency vehicles could be seen on a Department of Transportation camera blocking all lanes of Philips Highway.
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