Slow Going On Inner Loop; Heat Emergency Declared: 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, July 20.

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 7:31 a.m., expect delays on Eastern Avenue at Sheriff Road and Division Avenue due to a crash, according to WTOP. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:20 a.m., traffic is slow on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 after MD-193/University Boulevard due to a work zone, according to WTOP.

As of 7 a.m., the right lane of traffic is getting around a crash on southbound MD-32 after Triadelphia, according to WTOP. [Glenelg, MD]

As of 6:43 a.m., traffic is getting by in both directions on Rhode Island Avenue at North Capitol Street following an earlier crash, according to WTOP. [Washington, DC]

As of 5:12 a.m., the off-bound ramp for southbound MD-295 at West Nursery Road is closed due to police activity, according to the MDOT. [Linthicum, MD]

On Metro

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]

MARC

The Light Rail Link Bus Bridge from North Avenue to Hunt Valley has been canceled and trains are operating in their normal north and southbound directions,according to MTA Maryland. [Baltimore, MD]

DC Weather

Wednesday will be mostly sunny and hot, according to the AccuWeather forecast. The temperature was 75 degrees at 7:28 a.m., but the his is expected to be 95 and the low 78.

As of 6:59 a.m., Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated the District's Heat Emergency Plan due to Wednesday's forecast of extreme temperatures. [Washington, DC]

As of 6:30 a.m., the temperature in Montgomery Count was 70 degrees with a 90 percent humidity, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

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