Convoy news for Wednesday, March 16, 2022

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Good morning. Nothing yet. Just as a reminder, this is what it's like without the convoy:

All lanes OPEN at both crashes, DELAYS remain #Laurel #MdTraffic #DCTraffic

ADVISORY: Baltimore-Washington Parkway SB has multiple crashes w/1 lane getting by @ MD-32 + MD-198, delays from #Jessup and NB #Rubbernecking #Laurel #MdTraffic #DCTraffic #Baltimore

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Bring it on.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. I-70 E / I-270 S expect volume delays w/ truck / flag clad vehicle convoy heading to I-495 ...

I-70 E / I-270 S expect volume delays w/ truck / flag clad vehicle convoy heading to I-495 and disruptions to #DCTraffic #MdTraffic #VaTraffic

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Is this convoy-related? I don't know.

#Bethesda Outer Loop after RT-355, crash. Follow authority direction #mdtraffic #dctraffic

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It must be major… I have never heard so many sirens/fire engines/ambulances going by. I live in Bethesda close to the beltway. It’s been going on for at least 15 minutes and still hasn’t stopped. The # of emergency vehicles dispatched. I hope it’s not as bad as it sounds.

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[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Links to Maryland DOT traffic cameras:

Tue Mar 15, 2022: Links to Maryland DOT traffic cameras:

Thu Mar 10, 2022: And they're off. Links to Maryland DOT traffic cameras:

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Links to Maryland DOT traffic cameras:

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Maryland Department of Transportation Live Traffic Cameras

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Try this one. I-70 runs through Maryland from north of Hancock to Baltimore. It's the Interstate that the truckers would take were they to head east from Hagerstown toward Frederick, which is on the way to DC. At Frederick, I-270 splits off from I-70. I-70 heads east to Baltimore, and I-270 heads southeast to DC.

Cameras By Route from I-70 at PA Line to I-695 at I-70

I-70 East at South Mountain is a good choice

Cameras By Route from I-270 at I-70 to I-270 at I-495. This is the big enchilada. Any camera on that stretch will work.

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Check the camera at I-70 at Mount Phillip Rd. at the tab labeled "Cameras By Route from I-70 at PA Line to I-695 at I-70." The convoy has made it that far at 11:45 a.m.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Traffic at I-495 E. OF I-270 (I-495 West) is at a standstill.

https://chart.maryland.gov/video/video.php?feed=b3011c5701440048005dd336c4235c0a

This is I-495 west of Connecticut Avenue:

https://chart.maryland.gov/video/video.php?feed=e301515800f700d700437a45351f0214

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. #Breaking Now: Beltway outer loop westbound 495 is CLOSED at 355 #Rockville Pike with a crash,

I think this is a "normal" wreck; i.e., one that is not related to the convoy. The trucks in the pictures all have trailers. That's not how the trucks in the convoy roll. The convoy trucks do not have trailers.

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#Breaking Now: Beltway outer loop westbound 495 is CLOSED at 355 #Rockville Pike with a crash, at least one person was trapped - #mdtraffic delays ~4 miles and growing into #SilverSpring, consider alternate route #vatraffic #dctraffic #BreakingNews
@nbcwashington

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[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. "The Metropolitan Police Department has closed a number of freeway exits, to keep traffic moving..."

Update: "The Metropolitan Police Department has closed a number of freeway exits, to keep traffic moving safely through the area. These rolling road closures are occurring in real-time as they are needed, and will be lifted as soon as they are no longer necessary."

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