I-66 Crash, Metro Delays Due To Signal Problem: Traffic In DC, NoVA

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Good morning, Northern Virginia and DC Patch readers! 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 Thursday, Sept. 8.

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On The Roads

At 7:10 a.m., there was a crash on the southbound lanes of the 9th Street Tunnel. The right lane gets by the crash.

Around 6:45 a.m., a crash on eastbound I-66 blocked the left lane after the Manassas rest area.

At 6:56 a.m., there was a crash on northbound Rhode Island Avenue at Powder Mill Road.

On Thursday morning, a work zone caused delays in both directions of Benning Road between East Capitol Street and B Street SE.

On The Rails

Around 6:30 a.m., WMATA warned of residual delays on the Orange, Silver, and Blue lines due to a signal problem at Smithsonian.

Weather

Temperatures are expected to reach the low 80s on Thursday with some sunshine returning to the area.

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