Major Delays I-97 North, Drivers Diverted To I-695: 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, July 15, which happens to be National Tapioca Pudding Day.

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 7:23 a.m., delays are dissipating in both directions on US-1 at 7th Street, Northwest after an earlier incident was cleared, according to MATOC. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:16 a.m., inbound traffic on the Suitland Parkway is getting by a disabled vehicle before Stanton Road, Southeast, according to WTOP. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:14 a.m., all lanes of westbound Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest near 7th Street are open to traffic due to a crash involving a pedestrian, reports WTOP. Eastbound lanes remain closed. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:01 a.m., drivers can expect major delays on northbound I-97 at MD 648. I-97 is closed for major emergency road repairs. Traffic is being diverted from MD 648 to I-695, according to MD State Highway Administration. [Glen Burnie, MD]

As of 6:15 a.m., expect delays on northbound I-270 between the Spur and Montrose Road due to a collision. [Rockville, MD]

On Metro

As of 7:01 a.m., Metrobus Route G8 is reporting delays in both directions due to the crash at 7th Street and Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest. [Washington, DC]

MARC

As of 7:03 a.m., on the MARC Penn Line, elevators at BWI-Marshall Airport are out of service and a technician has been notified, according to MTA Maryland. Riders needing ADA access should use the Halethorpe or Odenton stations. [BWI-Marshall Airport]

DC Weather

As of 6:32 a.m., the temperature at Washington/Reagan National Airport was 74 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The weather is sunny and clear, but isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected after 2 p.m., on Friday. [WASHINGTON, DC].

As of 7:39 a.m., AccuWeather is reporting that the temperature in Rockville is 68. Clear skies are forecast for the next two hours. Friday's high temperature will be 84, with a low 67. [ROCKVILLE, MD]

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