Multiple Crashes Cause Delays; High Heat Continues: 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 Friday, Aug. 5, 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 7:27 a.m., one lane of southbound I-97 before Crownsville Road is closed due to a collision, according to MDOT. [Millersville, MD]

As of 7:11 a.m., a crash was reported on the eastbound ramp of MD-32 to northbound Broken Land Parkway, according to WTOP Traffic. [Capital Heights, MD/DC Border]

As of 7:09 a.m., the right should and traffic lane of southbound I-895 are closed before the exit to Shell Road, according to MDOT. [Shoreline, MD]

As of 7:07 a.m., two northbound traffic lanes of MD-97 are closed from String Street to Grace Church Road, according to MDOT. [Silver Spring, MD]

As of 7:07 a.m., a crash was reported on westbound East Capitol Street at Southern Avenue, according to WTOP Traffic. Police are on the scene directing traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:05 a.m., a crash was reported in both directions on MD-3 near MD-450/Annapolis Road, according to WTOP Traffic. [Crofton, MD]

As of 6:59 a.m., one northbound traffic lane and shoulder of MD-233 are closed between Rosaryville Road and Sherwood Drive, according to MDOT. [Joint Base Andrews, MD]

As of 6:58 a.m., MD-329 at Thornton Road at Thorneton Road is closed in both directions due to a crash, according to MDOT. [Easton, MD]

As of 6:15 a.m., debris was reported in the roadway in both directions on MD-108 at Eliots Oak Drive, according to MDOT. All lanes are open. [Columbia, MD]

As of 5:53 a.m., all lane of northbound I-395/Southeast-Southwest Freeway before the 12th Street Expressway are open following an earlier crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 5:17 a.m., dark traffic lights were reported in both directions on Canal Road, Northwest at Arizone Avenue, Northwest, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

Between Aug. 4 and 7, the Maryland Department of Transportation and the State Highway administration will be collecting traffic data on the Oceanic Drive at US 50 ramp near the Bay Bridge using a temporary traffic signal. Motorists should stay alert, according to MDOT. [Bay Bridge, MD]

On Metro

As of 7:55 a.m., downed trees in the 800 block of Kearney Street, Northeast are causing delays in both directions on Metrobus Routes H8 and H9, 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

Hot and humid conditions are expected to continue Friday in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, according to the National Weather Service forecast. The heat index is expected to approach 100 degrees.

A line of slow-moving thunderstorms will pass through the region on Friday afternoon, increasing the risk off flooding, according to NWS.

The weather will be partly sunny on Friday, with a chance of thunderstorms, some heavy, passing through the D.C. area in the afternoon, according to the AccuWeather forecast. At 7:45 a.m., the temperature in Rockville, Maryland was 70 degrees. Expect a high temperature of 90 and a low of 73.

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