Motorcycle Crash On DC-295; Red Line Delays; 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 Wednesday, Aug. 3, 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 7:04 a.m., a disabled vehicle on the left eastbound lane of I-695 at 11th Street, Southeast has been cleared and all lanes have reopened to traffic, according to DDOT. [Washington, DC]

As of 6:47 a.m., debris reported in the roadway on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 between westbound MD-97/Georgia Avenue and MD-185/Connecticut Avenue, according to MDOT. [Silver Spring, MD]

As of 6:43 a.m., right acceleration lane and right shoulder of the Baltimore Inner Loop/I-695 at MD-122/Security Boulevard, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

As of 6:30 a.m., both lanes are closed on MD-70 South between Calvert Street and College Avenue, according to MDOT. [Annapolis, MD]

As of 6:21 a.m., flashing traffic lights on Canal Road Northwest at the Chain Bridge, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 6:05 a.m., all lanes open but expect delays at a cleared work zone on US-50/New York Avenue Northeast between South Dakota Avenue Northeast and Bladensburg Road Northeast, according to WTOP Traffic, [Washington, DC]

As of 6:02 a.m., crash involving a motorcycle reported on southbound DC-295 near Benning Road Northeast, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

On Metro

Expect delays in both directions on Metro's Red Line due to a switch problem at the Silver Spring Station, according to Metro. [Silver Spring, MD]

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]

On MARC

Penn Line Train 505, which departed from Perryville at 4:25 a.m., is operating with a 40-45 minute delay and are holding at West Baltimore due to an unruly passenger, according to MDOT. This affects the MARC: Penn-Washington, DC route. [Baltimore, MD]

DC Weather

Wednesday will be mostly sunny with a high of 90 and a low of 72, according to the AccuWeather forecast. The temperature at 7 a.m. was 67 degrees.

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