Multiple Crashes, Roadway Debris Causing Delays: 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, Aug. 26, 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 7:28 a.m., debris was reported on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 near MD-97/Georgia Avenue, according to WTOP Traffic. [Silver Spring, MD]

As of 7:21 a.m., a crash was reported on Southern Avenue at MD-4/Pennsylvania Avenue, according to WTOP Traffic. [Suitland, MD]

As of 7:21 a.m., a disabled vehicle is blocking the right lane on eastbound US-40/West Patrick Street near Willowdale Road, according to WTOP Traffic. [Frederick, MD]

As of 7:17 a.m., a collision was reported on the Inner Loop of the Baltimore Beltway/I-695 at the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m., debris is blocking the left side of the roadway on the thru lanes on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 just before the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, according to WTOP Traffic. [National Harbor, MD]

As of 7:10 a.m., westbound shoulder and traffic lane of MD-144 are closed between Maple Drive and Cherrydell Road, according to MDOT. [Catonsville, MD]

As of 7:09 a.m., police activity was reported on I-95 near the Maryland House Service Area, according to MDOT. [Aberdeen, MD]

As of 7:08 a.m., a disabled vehicle was reported on northbound US-29 after Broken Land Parkway, according to WTOP Traffic. [Columbia, MD]

As of 7:09 a.m., a crash was reported on MD-704/Martin Luther King Jr. Highway near Hill Road, according to WTOP Traffic. [Landover, MD]

As of 7:07 a.m., a crash was reported northbound on MD-202/Landover Road at Kilmer Street, according to WTOP Traffic. [Landover, MD]

As of 7:05 a.m., northbound-right shoulder and right traffic lan e of I-95 North past the exit for MD-43/White Marsh Boulevard are closed, according to MDOT. [White Marsh, MD]

As of 6:56 a.m., the northbound shoulder and both traffic lanes of MD-151 North between Sparrows Point Boulevard and Wharf Road are closed, according to MDOT. [Sparrows Point, MD]

As of 6:57 a.m., Cherry Hill Road west of Park Drive is closed in both directions due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Beltsville, MD]

As of 6:53 a.m., Eastern Avenue is closed in both directions at Sargent Road due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Takoma Park, MD]

As of 6:56 a.m., both southbound shoulders of I-395 South are closed from Conway Street to Fort McHenry Tunnel, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

As of 6:07 a.m., the southbound shoulder and traffic lane f MD-13 South past Town Point Road is closed due to roadwork, according to MDOT. [Chesapeake City, MD]

On Metro

Due to an operational issue, the following Metrobus routes may experience delays in both directions: 11C, 17K, 17M, 18P, 29G, and 92. [Washington, DC]

Metro asks riders on Metrobus Routes 32 and W4 to exercise caution at the southbound stop located on Alabama Ave, Southeast at Hartford Street while the stop is repaired. [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

Scattered showers are expected in the Washington, D.C. metro region on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. As of 7:40 a.m., the temperature was 72 degrees.

Skies are mostly cloudy over Rockville on Friday morning, with a temperature of 72, according to the AccuWeather forecast. With a 40 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms are expected to pass through the region late on Friday afternoon. Friday's high temperature will be 90 and the low 68.

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