Inner Loop Delays Caused By Crash Near Oxon Hill: Traffic In MD, DC

MARYLAND — Good morning, Patch readers in Maryland! Before you head out the door, check out Patch's traffic report — which covers suburban Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Here are the latest traffic updates that will impact your morning commute on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.

Use the Waze map to zoom in on your commute for real-time traffic updates. Scroll down past the map for major incidents and closures in your area.

On The Road

As of 7:22 a.m., a crash was reported on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-95 at the exit for MD-414/ St. Barnabas Road, according to MDOT. All lanes are open. [Oxon Hill, MD].

As of 7:17 a.m., a collision was reported on I-50 East at Lottsford Vista Road, according to MDOT. All traffic lanes are open. [Mitchellville, MD]

As of 7:12 a.m., a crash was reported on eastbound I-50 at MD-704/Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, according to WTOP Traffic. All lanes are open; proceed with caution. [Temple Hills, MD]

As of 7:10 a.m., northbound-right traffic lane and the right shoulder of I-95 North past the exit for MD-43/White Marsh Boulevard are closed, according to MDOT. [White Marsh, MD]

As of 7:07 a.m., eastbound traffic lane of US-40 between I-70 and Redwood Circle is closed, according to MDOT. [Funkstown, MD]

As of 7:07 a.m., both traffic lanes and shoulder of MD-70 South between Calvert Street and College Avenue are closed, according to MDOT. [Annapolis, MD]

As of 7:07 a.m., right northbound traffic lane and right shoulder of US-15 North are closed at West Main Street, according to MDOT. [Thurmont, MD]

As of 6:57 a.m., northbound-right traffic lane and the right shoulder of I-95 North past the exit for MD-155/Level Road are closed, according to MDOT. [Havre de Grace, MD]

As of 6:56 a.m., northbound left shoulder of I-95 North from Weigh Station Access Road to Cherry Hill Road is closed, according to MDOT. [Cherry Hill Park, MD]

As of 6:46 a.m., one northbound lane of traffic and shoulder of I-95 North are closed at the exit for northbound US-1/Caton Avenue, according to MDOT. [Violetville, MD]

As of 6:46 a.m., the northbound-right shoulder of I-895 past the Outer Loop of the Baltimore Beltway is closed, according to MDOT. [Landsdowne, MD]

As of 6:46 a.m., police are investigating a robbery in the 1600 block of Kenilworth Avenue, Northeast, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police are looking for three juveniles, one of whom is armed with a black handgun. They were last seen headed north on Kenilworth Avenue toward Maryland. [Washington, DC]

On Metro

Due to construction on Q Street between Foxhall Road and 45th Street, Northwest, eastbound Metrobuses on Route D6 will detour on Reservoir Road between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., on Thursday and Friday, according to Metro. [Washington, DC]

Local and Express shuttle bus service available at Stadium-Armory due to the summer platform improvement project, according to Metro. Several stations in Maryland on the Orange Line are closed due to the project: Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, Cheverly, Landover, and New Carrollton. [Washington, DC]

DC Weather

Temperatures will gradually warm up through the end of the week, with isolated scattered thunderstorms expected Thursday afternoon and into the evening, especially south of US-50, according to the National Weather Service.

Skies over Rockville around 7:45 a.m., on Thursday, were sunny with a temperature of 61 degrees, according to the AccuWeather forecast. The high on Thursday is expected to be 84 and the low 63.

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