Hurricane Irma Recovery Update

Monroe County Emergency Management Hurricane Irma Update (Sept. 18 • 7:50 p.m.) Checkpoint for Florida Keys Traffic to Cease Operations Tuesday Monroe County officials announced Monday the U.S. Highway 1 checkpoint, established in Florida City after Hurricane Irma, is to be terminated Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. While road [...]

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hurricane Irma Update (Sept. 18) FEMA Begins Lodging Assistance Program in Florida Keys Monroe County residents with homes damaged by Hurricane Irma and hotels able to accommodate those Keys residents are eligible for financial assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which activated its [...]

Monroe County Emergency Management Hurricane Irma Update (Sept. 16 • 10:45 p.m.) Monroe County Opens Lower Keys; Restricted Access To Some Neighborhoods MONROE COUNTY, FL – Beginning Sunday at 7:00 a.m., Monroe County will remove the roadblock from the north end of the Seven Mile Bridge and all [...]

Monroe County Emergency Management Hurricane Irma Update (Sept. 15 • 4 p.m.) Key West is making great progress toward restoring services and discussions have begun about when to reopen. SHELTERS The Red Cross is gathering incoming supplies and plans to have shelters open later today at Coral Shores [...]

Monroe County Emergency Management Hurricane Irma Update (Sept. 14 • 6 p.m.) Florida Keys Temporarily Closed to Visitors as Infrastructure Evaluation and Repairs Are UnderwayRE-ENTRYRe-entry is still limited to residents and business owners in the Upper Keys, to mile marker 73, and only during non-curfew hours. Work is being [...]