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'Suspicious incident' resolved, all lanes on I-75 in Pasco County reopen

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Posted at 9:52 AM, Jan 25, 2024
and last updated 2024-01-25 12:06:33-05

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — All lanes of I-75 in Pasco County have reopened after a "suspicious incident" temporarily closed the road Thursday morning.

The Florida Highway Patrol said around 8:40 a.m., troopers closed the section near State Road 52 in Pasco County in both directions, but the northbound lanes reopened almost an hour later. The southbound lanes opened another hour later.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, FDOT contractors discovered an item on the side of the southbound I-75 exit ramp. State of Florida and Tampa Police bomb squad experts took the item from the scene and were conducting further tests on it.

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