Downed power line causes road closure in Ocoee

Ocoee Public Works and Duke Energy are on the scene, working to remove the fallen tree and restore the downed power lines.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 2:15 p.m. March 18, 2025

West Orange Times & Observer

The corner of North Lakewood Avenue and Rewis Street in Ocoee is closed to vehicles after a falling tree downed a power line.

Both Ocoee Public Works and Duke Energy have workers on site removing the fallen tree and repairing the power line but estimates are it will take several hours before conditions return to normal.

Drivers should avoid the area and follow the detour at Lyman Street and Rewis Street.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.