The City of Ocala said in a statement that an 18-inch force main break during an “extreme weather event” Friday spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of untreated sewage and forced the closure of a stretch of State Road 464.
SR-464 was closed from SE 20th to SE 22nd avenues, the city said. As of Saturday, eastbound and westbound traffic is down to one lane; drivers were told to expect noise, dust and heavy equipment in the area.