Vehicle Fire On I-495 Extinguished, Delays Remain: 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 Tuesday, Oct. 18, 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 7:30 a.m., an earlier crash is causing delays on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 after MD-414/St. Barnabas Road, according to WTOP Traffic. [Oxon Hill, MD]

As of 7:25 a.m., a disabled vehicle is blocking the center lane of southbound I-270 before MD-189/Falls Road, according to WTOP Traffic. [Rockville, MD]

As of 7:21 a.m., a collision was reported on I-95 North prior to the exit for MD-24/Vietnam Veterans Highway, according to MDOT. [Abington, MD]

As of 7:13 a.m., a vehicle fire has been extinguished but the two right lanes of the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 are blocked between MD-650/New Hampshire Avenue and MD-193/University Boulevard, according to WTOP Traffic. [Silver Spring, MD]

As of 7:13 a.m., a disabled vehicle was reported in the roadway on US-50 East prior to the exit for eastbound MD-2/Governor Ritchie Highway, according to MDOT. [Annapolis, MD]

As of 7:06 a.m., the northbound-right shoulder and traffic lane of MD-187 between Glenwood Road and Lincoln Street are closed, according to MDOT. [Bethesda, MD]

As of 6:56 a.m., the left shoulder of the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-95 from Forestville to Pennsylvania Avenue is closed, according to MDOT. [Morningside, MD]

As of 6:56 a.m., one of the shoulders on I-95 South prior to the exit for southbound I-895/Harbor Tunnel Thruway is closed due to a collision, according to MDOT. [Rosedale, MD]

As of 6:54 a.m., the left lane of southbound I-95 near I-495/Capital Beltway is blocked due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Beltsville, MD]

As of 6:48 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. [Kensington, MD]

As of 6:43 a.m., the left lane of southbound DC-295 after Eastern Avenue is blocked due to a disabled vehicle, according to WTOP Traffic. [Deanwood, DC]

As of 6:38 a.m., debris was reported in the roadway on MD-80 East/West at Bartholows Road, according to MDOT. [Green Valley, MD]

As of 6:38 a.m., an earlier crash is causing delays in both directions on Suitland Parkway between Alabama Avenue and Stanton Road, Southeast, according to WTOP Traffic. [Anacostia, DC]

As of 6:36 a.m., the westbound-right shoulder of MD-100 West at the Baltimore-Washington Parkway is closed due to a collision involving three vehicles, according to MDOT. [Dorsey, MD]

As of 6:11 a.m., a crash was reported on southbound 16th Street, Northwest near Spring Place, Northwest, according to WTOP Traffic. [Petworth, DC]

As of 6:03 a.m., the right traffic Lane and right shoulder of the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 past the exit for MD-185/Connecticut Avenue are closed due to a crash involving a disabled truck, according to WTOP Traffic. [Chevy Chase, MD]

As of 6:02 a.m., the southbound-left shoulder of I-270 South past the exit for southbound MD-80/Fingerboard Road is closed due to a collision involving five vehicles, according to MDOT. [Urbana, 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

Due to bus operator availability, the following Metrobus routes may experience delays, according to Metro: 10B, 18J, 63, G8, H6, and K9. [Washington, DC]

DC Weather

Tuesday will be mostly sunny across the Baltimore-Washington region, with a high of 55 and a low of 34, according to the National Weather Service. Expect some frost in the evening.

Skies over Rockville were sunny around 7:50 a.m., with a temperature of 39 degrees, according to the AccuWeather forecast. Tuesday will be partly sunny and cooler.

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