Crashes, Delays On I-66 And The Inner Loop: AM Traffic In NoVA, DC

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Happy Wednesday, Patch readers! Temperatures are expected to soar today, so stay cool if you can.

Before you head out the door, check out Patch's traffic report — which covers Northern Virginia and DC.

Here are the latest traffic updates that will impact your morning commute on Wednesday, July 20.

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

Around 7:07 a.m., a crash blocked all but the left lane of US-17 near Majestic Drive. The crash occurred around 6 a.m., but delays remained.

At 7:36 a.m., a disabled vehicle blocked the right lane of westbound I-66 near US-50 in Fairfax. The lane was reopened around 7:45 a.m. but delays remained.

At 7:37 a.m., there was a crash on westbound I-66 near VA-123. All lanes were open but there were delays, especially in the left lanes by the crash.

At 7:38 a.m., there was a crash on the Beltway Inner Loop near the Dulles Toll Road. All lanes were open but delays remained.

At 7:45 a.m., the right lane of eastbound I-66 was blocked by a crash near US-29/Centreville.

At 7:56 a.m., a northbound lane of I-395 just past the Seminary Road Exit 4 was shut down. VDOT only described the cause of the shutdown as an "incident."

On the Rails

Orange Line stations are shut down beginning at Stadium-Armory for the summer improvement project. Shuttles are available. Minnesota Ave, Deanwood, Cheverly, Landover, & New Carrollton are closed.

Weather

Wednesday will be mostly sunny and hot, according to the AccuWeather forecast. The temperature was around 75 degrees at 7:30 a.m., but the high is expected to be 95 and the low 78.

As of 6:59 a.m., Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated the District's Heat Emergency Plan due to Wednesday's forecast of extreme temperatures