I-495 Delays; H ST Closed For IMF/World Bank Event: 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 Friday, Oct. 14, 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 7:24 a.m., debris in the roadway is blocking the center of the Capital Beltway Inner Loop/I-495 near I-95, according to WTOP Traffic. [Hillandale, MD]

As of 7:17 a.m., the westbound shoulder of MD-108 between Middle Patuxent Court and Sheppard Lane is closed, according to MDOT. [Harper's Choice, MD]

As of 7:16 a.m., the three southbound-right traffic lanes and right shoulder of MD 355 South from Grosvenor Lane to Alta Vista Road are closed, according to MDOT. [Chevy Chase, MD]

As of 7:14 a.m., the 5100-5200 blocks of Broad Branch Road, Northwest, between 27th and 32nd streets are closed due to high standing water, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. [Washington, DC]

As of 7:13 a.m., the northbound-right shoulder and right traffic lane of MD-187 North between Glenwood Road and Lincoln Street are closed, according to MDOT. [Bradmoor, MD]

As of 7:06 a.m., the northbound-left shoulder and left traffic lane of MD-295 North past Good Luck Road are closed, according to MDOT. [Greenbelt, MD]

As of 7:04 a.m., the northbound-left shoulder and left traffic lane on I-95 North past the exit for MD-24/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway are closed, according to MDOT. [Abington, MD]

As of 7:04 a.m., the left shoulder on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-95 from Forestville Road to Pennsylvania Avenue is closed, according to MDOT. [Morningside, MD]

As of 7:01 a.m., delays remain from an earlier crash on the Capital Beltway Outer Loop/I-495 at MD-97/Georgia Avenue, according to WTOP Traffic. [Silver Spring, MD]

As of 6:57 a.m., both southbound-traffic lanes and the shoulder of MD-70 South between Calvert Street and College Avenue are closed, according to MDOT. [Annapolis, MD]

As of 6:51 a.m., a crash was reported on MD-66 North at Chewsville Road, according to MDOT. [Pondsville, MD]

As of 6:49 a.m., the southbound-right shoulder of I-95 South on the exit ramp for MD-295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway is closed, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

As of 6:47 a.m., the right traffic lane of the Inner Loop of the Baltimore Beltway/I-695 is closed due to a disabled vehicle in the roadway, according to MDOT. [Milford Mill, MD]

As of 6:42 a.m., the two right-traffic lanes, left acceleration lan, and the right shoulder of the Inner Loop of the Baltimore Beltway/I-695 are closed prior to the exit for MD-295/Baltimore-Washington Parkway due to a collision, according to MDOT. [Linthicum Heights, MD]

As of 6:25 a.m., all lanes of H Street, Northwest between 19th Street, Northwest and 20th Street Northwest are blocked due to the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Fall Meeting, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 6:22 a.m., the left side of the local lanes on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 is blocked on the ramp from National Harbor Harbor, according to WTOP Traffic. [National Harbor, MD]

Ongoing Closures:

Both southbound-traffic lanes on US-1/Alternate South at Selma Avenue are closed due to a utility problem, according to MDOT. [Halethorpe, MD]

Both southbound shoulder of I-395 from Conway Street to Fort McHenry are closed, according to MDOT. [Baltimore, MD]

The northbound shoulder and two right traffic lanes of MD-173 North between Cabot Drive and Marley Neck Boulevard are closed due to utility work, according to MDOT. [Fort Armistead, 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

Light RailLink is single tracking on Friday morning due to required maintenance in areas between Falls Road and Lutherville stations. [Baltimore, MD]

Due to the IMF World Bank Fall Meetings, the following Metrobus routes are detouring until 5 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 15, according to Metro: 3Y, 16Y, 42, and 43. [Washington, DC]

The shelter work at Bus Bay B & C is expected to be finished by Friday afternoon. Once the construction blockades and materials are removed, Route 204 will resume boarding and alighting passengers at its original Bus Bay. [College Park, MD]

Due to street closures for the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Fall Meeting, MTA Commuter Bus will not be able to serve the 19th Street stop between Pennsylvania Avenue and H Street, Northwest through Friday, according to MTA. This will impact the following morning routes: 305, 325, 715, 810, 820, 830, and 840. Evening routes affected are 335 and 345. Delays can be expected in the area along 19th Street, near the World Bank Complex. [Washington, DC]

DC Weather

Sunny skies are expected across the Baltimore-Washington region on Friday, with a high of 67 and a low of 44, according to the National Weather Service.

In Rockville, the temperature around 7:40 a.m., was 52 degrees under mostly sunny skies, according to the AccuWeather forecast.

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