Crime & Safety

Congestion Clears on I-695 Inner Loop

Lanes were closed for hours Tuesday morning, transportation officials reported.

Due to debris on the road, traffic was congested on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in the area of I-83 for more than two hours Tuesday morning, according to the Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART).

Two lanes were closed at 9:45 a.m. to allow crews to clean up debris in the roadway, CHART reports.

As of 11:25 a.m., the lanes remained closed and traffic was backed up in the area.

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By 12:15 p.m., the lanes had reopened.

See the latest conditions from CHART here.

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Screenshot from CHART at 11:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

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