Traffic & Transit

Pedestrian Crash, I-66 Lane Closed: AM Traffic In NoVA, DC

Here are the delays and closures to know for the Monday morning commute around Northern Virginia and DC.

Here are the delays and closures to know for the Monday morning commute around Northern Virginia and DC.
Here are the delays and closures to know for the Monday morning commute around Northern Virginia and DC. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA/DC — 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 D.C.

Here are the latest traffic updates that will impact your morning commute on Monday, July 18.

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On the Road

As of 7:36 a.m., an incident has closed one westbound I-66 lane at the 57 mile marker (0.8 miles east of exit 55/Fairfax County Pkwy Exit 55) in Fairfax County.

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As of 7:23 a.m., a crash is affecting both directions of Pennsylvania Avenue SE near Minnesota Avenue SE in Washington, DC. Drivers should use caution in the area.

As of 7:18 a.m., a disabled vehicle was reported on the I-495 Local Lanes on the Inner Loop over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge near I-295. Drivers should use caution.

As of 7:14 a.m., a crash was cleared on northbound I-395 about 0.3 miles south of the Boundary Channel in Arlington County.

As of 7:01 a.m., a disabled vehicle on eastbound I-66 has closed the right shoulder at mile marker 72 in Arlington County.

As of 6:25 a.m., a crash involving a pedestrian is affecting eastbound U Street NW and 13th Street in Washington, DC. Drivers should use caution in the area.

On the Metro

Police activity at 13th and U Street in Washington, DC is causing Metrobus delays in both directions.

Yellow and Green Line service was restored between Columbia Heights and West Hyattsville after clearing track work near Fort Totten.

On Virginia Railway Express

No issues reported.

Weather

The National Weather Service expects isolated showers between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., then likely showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. At night, showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly before 9 p.m. The day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 91 and low of 72 at night. The chance of precipitation is 70 percent.


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