Delays On Harry Nice Bridge; 14th Street Protests: 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, Sept. 21, 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 7:21 a.m., traffic is alternating in both directions on US-301 on the Harry Nice/Mac Middleton Bridge due to a two-vehicle crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Newburg, MD]

As of 7:15 a.m., a demonstration is reported on northbound 14th Street, Northwest at K Street, Northwest, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:10 a.m., delays remain on eastbound I-70 before US-40 Alt/Braddock Heights following an earlier vehicle fire, according to WTOP Traffic. [Middletown, MD]

As of As of 7:10 a.m., a disabled vehicle was reported on the ramp to I-95 north from the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495, according to WTOP Traffic. [Hillandale, MD]

As of 7:09 a.m., one northbound-right traffic lane and right shoulder of I-95 North past the exit for MD-43/White Marsh Boulevard are closed, according to MDOT. [White Marsh, MD]

As of 7:07 a.m., one northbound-right traffic lane and right shoulder of I-95 North past the exit for MD-155/Level Road are closed, according to MDOT. [Havre de Grace, MD]

As of 7:03 a.m., the 1300 block of G Street, Northwest, between 13th and 14th Streets is closed due to First Amendment activity, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:01 a.m., the westbound traffic lane and shoulder of MD-144 West between Maple Drive and Cherrydell Drive are closed, according to MDOT. [Catonsville, MD]

As of 6:56 a.m., a crash is blocking the right lane of northbound MD-32 near MD-144/Frederick Road, according to WTOP Traffic. [Friendship, MD]

As of 6:29 a.m., the left lane of eastbound River Road between Ridgefield Road/Brookside Road and Little Falls Parkway is blocked due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Bethesda, MD]

Ongoing Closures:

Two northbound-right traffic lanes and shoulder are closed on MD-173 between Cabot Drive and Marley Neck Boulevard due to a utility problem, according to MDOT. [Fort Armistead, MD]

Both shoulders of southbound I-395 from Conway Street to the Fort McHenry Tunnel are closed due to roadwork, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

One northbound-traffic lane and shoulder of MD-233 North between Rosaryville Road and Sherwood Drive are closed, according to MDOT. [Rosaryville, MD]

Westbound-right off-ramp from MD-725 West at John Rogers Boulevard is closed due to roadwork, according to MDOT. [Upper Marlboro, MD]

The northbound-left shoulder of I-95 North is closed from Weigh Station Access Road to Cherry Hill Road, according to MDOT. [Adelphi, MD]

Eastbound shoulder, traffic lane and center turn lane of MD-648 East between Kuethe Road and Governor Ritchie Highway are closed due to a utility problem, according to MDOT. [Glen Burnie, MD]

Mass Transit

Sunny weather is expected across the Baltimore-Washington region on Wednesday, with a high of 87 and a low of 68, according to the National Weather Service. The temperature at 7:30 a.m. was 57 degrees.

Wednesday will be a repeat of Tuesday for the D.C. area, according to the AccuWeather forecast. Expect partly sunny skies and very warm temperatures, with a high of 86 and a low of 67. The temperature around 7:30 a.m. in Rockville, Maryland was 62 under mostly cloudy skies.

DC Weather

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