Truck Crash Causes Delays On Capital Beltway: 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 Monday, Aug. 1, 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 10:41 a.m., truck crash with injury on westbound I-495/Outer Loop prior to MD-185 has been contained to the right shoulder. Although all travel lanes have reopened, delays remain starting near MD-650. Inner Loop rubbernecking is disappointing, according to MATOC alerts. [Montgomery County, MD]

As of 10:28 a.m., a truck crash with injuries was reported on the Outer Loop of the I-495/Capital Beltway at the exit for westbound Connecticut Avenue, where three traffic lanes and the right shoulder are closed. Delays begin near MD-650. Delays are also building on the Inner Loop due to rubbernecking, according to MATOC alerts. [Montgomery County, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m., I-95 North before the exit to northbound MD-52/Mountain Road is closed. [Edgewood, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m., the right deceleration lane and shoulder of southbound MD-190 at Ridgefield Road are closed. [Somerset, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m., both traffic lanes of MD-70 South between Calvert Street and College Avenue are closed. [Annapolis, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m., the northbound right shoulder of MD-187 at Woodmont Avenue is closed, according to MDOT. [Bethesda, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m., lanes 7/11 on northbound I-95 north of Frenchtown Road are closed, according to MDOT. [John F. Kennedy Highway Toll Plaza, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m., the northbound left acceleration lane on Wisconsin Avenue to Edgemoor Lane is closed, according to MDOT. [Bethesda, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m, the left shoulder of I-95 North is closed from Weigh Station Access Road to Cherry Hill Road, according to MDOT. [Adelphi, MD]

As of 7:12 a.m., right lane and shoulder of I-95 North NORTH past the exit to MD-24/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway are closed . [Abington, MD]

As of 7:11 a.m., crash reported on northbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway after Powder Mill Road, according to WTOP. [Greenbelt, MD]

As of 7:04 a.m., crash is impacting traffic in both directions on MD-197 at MD-295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway, according to WTOP. [South Laurel, MD]

As of 6:16 a.m., a crash was reported on MD-410 between Connecticut Avenue and Brookville Road, according to MDOT. [Chevy Chase, MD]

On Metro

As of 6:51 a.m., Expect residual delays on the Green Line to Branch Avenue due to an earlier train malfunction at PG Plaza Mall. [Washington, DC]

As of 5:16 a.m., Red Line trains are running every 10 minutes in two segments. The first is Glenmont-Farragut North and the second is Shady Grove-Van Ness. Earlier, service was suspended between Van Ness and Farragut North for low-voltage cable repairs. Bus shuttles leave every 7-10 mins. Passengers can also take Metrobus L2. [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

Skies are mostly cloudy and the temperature in Rockville, Maryland is 70 degrees, according to the AccuWeather forecast. There's a 40 percent chance of precipitation with possible thunderstorms later. The high on Monday will be 87 and the low 72.

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