Water Main Break Closes Germantown Roads: 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. 31, 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 7:33 a.m., a crash was reported on westbound Southern Avenue, Southeast near Urn Street, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:31 .m., a crash was reported on southbound MD-202/Largo Road at White House Road, according to WTOP Traffic. [Largo, MD]

As of 7:21 a.m., a crash is impacting traffic in both directions on Alabama Avenue, Southeast near Naylor Road, Southeast, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:18 a.m., a crash was reported on eastbound MD-337/Allentown Road before Suitland Road, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:17 a.m., all lanes in both directions on MD-117/Clopper Road between MD-119/Great Seneca Highway and Mateny Road are closed due to a water main break, according to WTOP Traffic. All lanes are also blocked of MD-117/Clopper Road between Allspice Drive and Waring Station Road. [Germantown, MD]

As of 7:17 a.m., the northbound-right shoulder and right traffic lane of I-95 North past the exit for MD-43/White Marsh Boulevard are closed, according to MDOT. [Bradshaw, MD]

As of 7:12 a.m., the westbound shoulder of MD-328 at Tuckahoe Road is closed due to a vehicle fire, according to MDOT. [Asbury, MD]

As of 7:10 a.m., the west-bound right shoulder and right turn lane of MD-450 West at MD-704 are closed due to a utility problem, according to MDOT. [Lanham, MD]

As of 7:05 a.m., the northbound-right shoulder of I-95 North prior to the exit for I-395/Cal Ripken Way is closed due to a two-vehicle collision, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

As of 7:05 a.m., an active closure was reported in both directions on US-301 from Governor Bridge Road to the Crain Highway, according to MDOT. [Fairwood, MD]

As of 7:o3 a.m., an active closure was reported on MD-214 in both directions from Campus Way South to Davey Street, according to MDOT. [Kettering, MD]

As of 6:59 a.m., the northbound-left shoulder of I-95 North is closed from Weigh Station Access Road to Cherry Hill Road, according to MDOT. [Adelphi, MD]

As of 6:58 a.m., the southbound-left shoulder of I-95 South past the exit for Key Highway is closed due to a collision involving a single vehicle, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

As of 6:55 a.m., the southbound right shoulder of I-95 North at the exit for I-295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway is closed due to a two-vehicle collision, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

As of 6:34 a.m., the left shoulder of the Outer Loop of I-495/Capital Beltway is blocked due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic.

As of 4:49 p.m, on Tuesday, the westbound-shoulder, one eastbound traffic lane, and the center turn lane of MD-117 at Metz Drive are closed due to a utility problem, according to MDOT. [Gaithersburg, MD]

Transit Alerts

Due to an operational issue, some MetroBus 17G trips may experience delays in both directions, according to Metro. [Washington, DC]

Due to a disabled Metrobus at Southern Avenue Station, buses on the following routes are experiencing delays arriving and departing the station: 32, A2, A32, D12, P12, P18, P19, W1, and W2. [Hillcrest Heights, 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]

DC Weather

Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny in the Washington, D.C. area but not as hot, according to the AccuWeather forecast. Wednesday's high temperature is 83 with a low of 61. The temperature in Rockville at 7:45 a.m. was 66 degrees.

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