Crash On I-495 Inner Loop Near National Harbor: 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, Oct. 19, 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 7:20 a.m., a crash was reported on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/I-495 near the exit for I-295, according to WTOP Traffic. [National Harbor, MD]

As of 7:12 a.m., the left lane of I-95 North after MD-32 is blocked due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Guilford, MD]

As of 7:10 a.m., the left side of northbound MD-5/Branch Avenue after Burch Hill Road/Earnshaw Drive is closed due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Clinton, MD]

As of 7 a.m., both southbound-traffic lanes and the shoulder of MD-70 South are closed between Calvert Street and College Avenue, according to MDOT. [Annapolis, MD)

As of 6:58 a.m., the shoulder of I-95 North past the exit for US 40/Pulaski Highway is closed due to a collision, according to MDOT. [Rosedale, MD]

As of 6:56 a.m., a single lane is getting by on southbound MD-3 after Waugh Chapel/Riedel Road due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Crofton Village, MD]

As of 6:55 a.m., delays remain following an earlier crash on northbound MD-210 near Old Fort Road North/Livingston Square, according to WTOP Traffic. [Friendly, MD]

As of 6:52 a.m., the westbound-right shoulder on MD-140 West between Reese and Old Baltimore roads is closed, according o MDOT.[Alto Vista, MD]

As of 6:31 a.m., the rightsize of northbound I-295 is blocked after Malcolm X Boulevard, Southeast due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 5:45 a.m., one of the shoulders on I-95 South the Fort McHenry Tunnel/Bore 1 is closed due to a collision, according to MDOT. [Fort McHenry, MD]

As of 5:43 a.m., the southbound-right shoulder on MD-295 South before US 50 is closed due to a collision, according to MDOT. [Cheverly, MD]

As of 5:40 a.m., the left side of eastbound Constitution Avenue, Northwest before 18th Street, Northwest is blocked due to a crash, according to WTOP Traffic. [Washington, DC]

As of 4:56 a.m.,the westbound-traffic lane and shoulder on MD-25 West between Old Falls Road and Lake Avenue West are closed due to a utility problem, according to MDOT. [Lake Roland Park, MD]

As of 4:41 a.m., both southbound-traffic lanes and both shoulders of US-301 South prior to MD-290 are closed due to a crashing involving a single vehicle, according to MDOT. [Sudlersville, 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]

As of 11:08 p.m., on Tuesday, Washington Gas reports the 3700 block of 13th Street, Northwest, between Quincy Street and Quebec Place is closed due to utility repairs. [Washington, DC]

Mass Transit

Due to bus operator availability, the following Metrobus routes may experience delays, according to Metro: 79, 83, 86, A12, F1,F2, G12, G14, P12, R12, Z6, and Z8. [Washington, DC]

DC Weather

Wednesday starts with frost and then switches over to mostly cloudy skies, with a high of 55 and a low of 33, according to the National Weather Service. Frost is expected again overnight into Thursday.

The temperature in Rockville around 7:33 a.m, was 36 degrees under mostly cloudy skies, according to AccuWeather forecast. A frost advisory remains in effect until 9 a.m.

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