Here's a very
#WashingtonDC
pic - cherry blossoms & traffic. If you're coming down to the
#NationalMall
in the next few weeks, try biking or public transportation:
#CherryBlossom
🌸🚗🌸🚌🌸🚇🌸
No need to adjust your phone or computer.
That is in fact an AIRPLANE
In the middle of the Street.
Loudoun County Parkway is Currently Closed at Arcola Mills Dr.
We've got your team coverage
@gelman_scott
is on his way.
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UPDATE/MD:
#Gaithersburg
: Goshen Rd both ways near Snouffer School Rd proceed with caution at the crash involving aircraft into power lines.
#mdtraffic
Photo Courtesy: Steven Lappat
@slappat
PEAK TRAFFIC! PEAK TRAFFIC! PEAK TRAFFIC! PEAK TRAFFIC! PEAK TRAFFIC! The brake lights are on & it's bumper-to-bumper slow. Take mass transit, bike or walk. 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗!
PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM!
The blossoms are open & putting on a gorgeous show. We hope to see you soon.
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸!
Plan your visit:
#CherryBlossom
#BloomWatch
#WashingtonDC
Trucks / vehicle convoy hit a wall of traffic coming NB I-395 onto the 14th St Bridge. Police BLOCKING all access to the downtown grid. Express HOV Bridge OPEN
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#STATer911
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The leg of I-695 near the Key Bridge was erased from Google Maps today. The heavier traffic on I-95 and I-895 will ebb and flow for a few weeks and eventually settle into a new traffic pattern for the Baltimore metro area.
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#DCtraffic
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An Update!
Per Montgomery County Police
@mcpnews
3 separate collisions.
2 are being investigated as Hit and Runs.
There are a total of 5 Vehicles involved.
2 Adults have been transported to a local hospital with NON-life threatening injuries.
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8 transport units requested for a crash on southbound Columbia Pike at the ICC/MD-200 in Silver Spring. A car crashed into upwards of 8-12 cars and sped off. 3 people will be transported, none of the injuries seem life-threatening.
#MDtraffic
@WTOPtraffic
Ohio Drive SW is one-way through West Potomac Park for festival. Parking lots in East Potomac Park are at capacity or closed for bridge work. Several listeners have indicated it takes over 1 hour to "drive" 1 mile on Ohio Drive SW.
Not the Father's Day cookout this driver had in mind on the
#Beltway
Inner Loop in Landover. Photo via MDOT. Tune to 103.5 FM and for details on the 8s
#dctraffic
#MdTraffic
Three more crashes here this afternoon—the final crash at
@DDOTDC
's confusing exit condition is being cleared. No word on when the freeway signs and shields will be updated.
#dctraffic
#backtobasicsDC
Even tho some roads are treated... as snow ❄️continues to come down - certain areas will be particularly dangerous.
Packed snow will be as slippery as ice.
Keep in mind that coming to a complete stop🛑 will take WAYYY longer this morning. Keep speeds down!
(yes even you with…
Inner Loop CRASH.
This will DEFINITELY affect your post game drive.
Be safe be patient.
@ MD-202/Landover Rd (
#17
).
Tune to 103.5 FM and for details on the 8s
#dctraffic
An example of how dry roadside vegetation is these days. This is on the
#Beltway
Inner Loop in Landover. Tune to 103.5 FM and for details on the 8s
#dctraffic
#mdtraffic
A serious crash closes I-395 North at the 14th St Bridge. There is no access from I-395 to the GW Pkwy North, and the GW Pkwy S ramp to I-395 N is also blocked. Updates on-air:
A new year but the same old crash-prone spot on I-395/I-695 at confusing "exit 5" and 3rd Street Tunnel. Here's the current crash from our Cobec Cam.
@DDOTDC
expected to change signage later this year.
UPDATE/VA:
#McLean
I-495/Beltway Outer Loop under VA-193/Georgetown Pike (
#44
) all lanes blocked as work continues to clear an earlier truck fire.
#vatraffic
Units are on scene of a vehicle fire on 66 EB prior to 495. Crews arrived to find a 4 vehicle crash with a work truck on fire. The fire is out and units are working on clearing the scene. All lanes of 66 EB including HOT lanes are closed.
Please, consider delaying your travel. There are STILL roads closed,( I-95 VA), and various roadways are still impassable due to
#Ice
#Snow
debris, hazardous weather conditions.
#VaTraffic
#MdTraffic
#DCTraffic
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HAPPENING NOW = Per DC Police Department:
@DCPoliceDept
🚨Traffic is HIGH around the beautiful cherry blossoms!🚨 Pack your patience and consider using alternative modes of transportation to view the blooms! 🌸
#DCTraffic
#SWDC
#CherryBlossoms
Torrential rain is affecting the northwestern parts of the
@WTOP
listening area. Wipers on = Headlights on. Stay with 103.5 FM and for traffic and weather on the 8s.
**NEW** crash SB I-270 will have traffic diverting into the Local lanes. More ahead!
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To give you an idea what NW DC and North Bethesda look like at this hour, lots of incidents like this.
If you're within a couple of miles of Wisconsin Ave north of the river, or Glebe Road south of it, you were in the bullseye from this storm.
Today begins in Maryland! Do you know the rules / LAW?
#BackToSchool
☑Pay attention
☑Stop when bus stops; illegal to pass
☑Slow down for increased pedestrian traffic.
#DCTraffic
#VaTraffic
for
#MdTraffic
rules:
We've reached out to
@DDOTDC
numerous times over the years regarding the I-395/I-195 numbering discrepancy but have not heard back on if there are any plans to address the freeway's
#ConfusingExitCondition
.
MAJOR BALTIMORE TRAFFIC ALERT: AVOID I-695 southeast corridor. I-695 Key Bridge collapse due to ship strike. Active scene. Use I-95 or I-895.
#baltraffic
#mdtraffic
@DDOTDC
@STATter911
Another serious crash at
@DDOTDC
's dreaded confusing exit condition. All eastbound lanes of I-695 closed. DDOT is performing sign inspections but no word on renumbering and remedying the confusion and crashes here.
#DCtraffic
Over the next hour or two, most DC metro area roads will turn from sloppy and wet to slushy and white, starting with bridges and untreated roads first. Many overpasses and primary roads north and west of DC are already snow-covered. Stay with 103.5 FM and …
Suspect in multiple carjackings around DC region fatally shot by New Carrollton police, officials say. Still closures on MD-450
#Lanham
#MdTraffic
#DCTraffic
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Traffic barely moving on I-95 northbound after US-1/Spotsylvania (
#126
) because of a poodle in the roadway. Tune to 103.5 FM and for details on the 8s
#dctraffic
#vatraffic
Reminder, first thing to do on your way out ... CLEAR your entire vehicle. And, tune in for traffic and weather on the 8s!
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@dePompaWTOP
#I270
@WTOPtraffic
so the Attorney General &state had time to erect arrows but couldn't erect signs earlier on the highway. We are trapped.
It's remarkable how often this unsafe maneuver occurs at
@DDOTDC
's "confusing exit condition" for I-395/I-695. The SE-SW Freeway renumbering was approved years ago but the signs were never changed. Some apps show new, some show old numbers.
Some winter weather is on the way! In areas like the central Shenandoah Valley, central Virginia Piedmont, and central Blue Ridge,
sleet and freezing rain is possible, creating potentially tricky conditions. Our Northwestern suburbs could see snow accumulations of 3-6 inches. Ice…
14th St Bridges just after 8am Friday. Moving with caution in all areas until this fog goes away. (Image courtesy
@STATter911
) Tune to 103.5 FM and for details on the 8s
#dctraffic
#vatraffic
#mdtraffic
ICYMI: The annual ride for our service members continues from RFK, SE Blvd., I-695 W, Maine Ave, around the Mall (Independence/Constitution Aves) outbound 14th St.
#MemorialDay
#RollingToRemember
#DCTraffic
(Pic on Independence)
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According to Friends of the Mt Vernon Trail, volunteers have logged more than 3,000 hours trimming branches, filling potholes, applying fresh paint to mark the trail and smoothing out almost 300 trail bumps caused by tree routes.
#bikedc
#bikeva
NO CHANGE: I-495/Beltway Inner Loop near I-95 (
#27
), three left lanes blocked at the crash involving overturned truck, fuel spill. Delays extend back to MD-97/Georgia Ave.
#mdtraffic
#dctraffic
US-50 Bay Bridge; EB and WB traffic platooning (Switching turns) on the Eastbound Bridge. All lanes remain closed for crash on Westbound Bridge . Expect major delays.
#MDTraffic
Reminder, elevated surfaces do freeze first and easiest, even when road temps are above freezing.
• Slow on bridges, ramps and overpasses.
• Nobody can drive on
#Ice
#MdTraffic
#VaTraffic
#DCTraffic
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Tens of thousands of customers are without power across Montgomery County, Md., after a small plane crashed into power lines on Sunday evening.
#dctraffic
#mdtraffic
Yo, Commuters, don't forget to clean off your entire vehicle after our
#snow
#DCsnow
#DCTraffic
Keep it slow! Tune in for traffic and weather on the 8s!
#MdTraffic
#VaTraffic
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Drive safe!
Keep us bored tonight and DONT CRASH :)
If you see something dangerous or blocking your way. let us know! send us a message on the WTOP app
9:10PM: Rain is starting to overspread the region and could be locally heavy at times tonight. Our flooding threat will increase especially after 10PM when the Flood Watch goes into effect.
Stay aware tonight and don’t drive through flooded roadways!
#vawx
#mdwx
#dcwx
#wvwx
ICYMI: Metro’s Red Line now has increased service with more rail cars back online!
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Mostly
#snow
, keep it slow
#DCTraffic
! Have extra time, stopping distance and LIGHTS for safety!
#DCsnow
#MLKDay
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Watch out for the vehicle fire and the resulting black smoke on the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County, Md. For details "on the 8s," tune to 103.5 FM or visit
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BREAKING: I-95 between Springfield and Richmond is reopening through Stafford County and Fredericksburg after an extended closure. Stay tuned for continuing updates.
ICYMI: I-66 both ways btwn Gainesville and Centreville the **NEW** Express Lanes are available for FREE (for now)
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Interstates are wet to slushy. Other highways are slushy to snow-covered. Many smaller streets and back roads are snow covered and icy. Avoid unnecessary travel.