Water Main Break Causes Delays; Heat Advisory: 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, July 21.

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 7:11 a.m., all lanes of eastbound MD-32 after I-95 in North Bethesda are block due to a crash, according to WTOP. [North Bethesda, MD]

As of 7:10 a.m., All lanes are open on eastbound US-50 near MD-201/Kenilworth Avenue, but westbound drivers can expect rubbernecking delays due to police activity, according to WTOP. [Cheverly, MD]

As of 7:07 a.m., a water main break is blocking all lanes in both directions of MD-410/Ethan Allen Avenue between Carroll Avenue and Jackson Avenue, according to WTOP. [Silver Spring, MD]

As of 7:02 a.m., right lane is blocked on southbound I-270 before the Lane Divide, according to WTOP. [North Bethesda, MD]

As of 6:56 a.m., expect delays on Frederick Road near Collins Drive in Germantown caused by a collision with an overturned vehicle, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue. [Germantown, MD]

As of 6:52 a.m., a crash involving an overturned vehicle is Loughboro Road, Northwest is causing delays in both directions west of Foxhall Road, Northwest, according to WTOP. [Washington, D.C.]

As of 6:51 a.m., police activity was reported at Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. in the District, according to Waze. [Washington, DC]

As of 6:10 a.m., possible delays caused by a crash on the left side of the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 after MD-4/Pennsylvania Avenue, according to WTOP. [Guilford, 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

No major events.

DC Weather

Washington, D.C. will be under a heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., on Thursday. The heat index values are expected to reach around 105. Residents are advised to take precautions.

The temperature in the District at 7:36 a.m. was 80 degrees, but it feels like 90, according to the AccuWeather forecast. The high will be 95. The day will be partly sunny, breezy, hot and humid. A thunderstorm may be possible in the afternoon.

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