Truck Fire Reported; Delays On 14th Street Bridge: 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. 17, 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 7:22 a.m., delays remain after a crash was cleared on northbound I-395 on the 14th Street Bridge, according to WTOP traffic. All lanes are open.

As of 7:18 a.m., northbound-left traffic lane and left shoulder of I-95 North past the exit for MD-24/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Parkway are closed, according to MDOT. [Abington, MD]

As of 7:17 a.m., be on the lookout for police activity involving one vehicle on I-95 North before the Tydings Bridge, according to MDOT. All traffic lanes are open. [Tydings Bridge, MD]

As of 7:12 a.m., a disabled vehicle was reported in the roadway on I-495/Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway at the exit for MD-193/University Boulevard, according to MDOT. All lanes are open. [Silver Spring, MD]

As of 7:09 a.m., morthbound-right shoulder of I-95 North past the exit for MD-543/Creswell Road due to a disabled vehicle in the roadway, according to MDOT. [Belcamp, MD]

As of 6:58 a.m., northbound right shoulder of MD-187 North at Woodmont Avenue is closed, according to MDOT. [Bethesda, MD]

As of 6:58 a.m., southbound both shoulders of I-395 from Conway Street to Fort McHenry Tunnel are closed, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

As of 6:58 a.m., northbound left shoulder of I-95 North from Weigh Station Access Road to Cherry Hill Road is closed, according to MDOT. [Cherry Hill Park, MD]

As of 6:58 a.m., the northbound-left turn lane and shoulder are closed on MD-190 North at Ridgefield Road, according to MDOT. [Somerset, MD]

As of 6:49 a.m., proceed with caution due to a truck fire that was reported blocking both lanes of traffic on Dorsey Run Road south of Junction Drive, according to WTOP Traffic. [Annapolis Junction, MD]

As of 5:42 a.m., dark traffic lights were reported on North Capitol Street in both directions at E St. Proceed with caution, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

On Metro

As of 7:18 a.m., MARC Camden Line Trains 840 and 847 are currently experiencing a 15-25 minute delay this morning due to CSX freight train interference, according to MDOT. [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 and thunderstorms after expected after 2 p.m., on Wednesday in the Baltimore-Washington metro area, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Wednesday will be partly sunny, with a high near 82 and a 30 percent chance of precipitation.

As o 7:43 a.m., the temperature in Rockville, Maryland was 60 degrees under partly sunny skies, according to AccuWeather. Expect to see intermittent clouds Wednesday with a thunder storm in the afternoon. The high temperature will be 80 degrees and the low 62.

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