TRAFFIC

The 16th Street traffic circle on the D.C.-Maryland line has a new look. Transportation reporter Adam Tuss takes us for a ride through.

A driver was killed when a car drove off the road, slammed into a home and then burst into flames Saturday in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, fire officials say. A vehicle ran into a utility pole that crashed onto another vehicle around 7 a.m. Then, it careened into a home near Addison Road and Seat Pleasant Drive, sparking a fire, firefighters…

A car careened into a Capitol Heights home, then erupted into flames. News4’s Derrick Ward reports on the fatal crash.

Traffic was backed up for miles on eastbound I-66 near Route 29 in Fairfax County, Virginia, Wednesday evening due to a crash. The crash briefly shut down all eastbound lanes on I-66 at mile marker 52. All lanes are now getting by. Drivers can expect severe delays and officials said traffic stretched to more than 3 miles back from the…

Several children and an adult were injured on I-270 in Montgomery County when a red minivan crashed and threw some occupants from the car, Montgomery County firefighters say. Southbound lanes of I-270 at Maryland Route 109, near Exit 22, were closed for hours following the crash, but have since reopened. A miles-long backup grew from the scene as investigators looked…

A notoriously dangerous traffic circle is getting a safety makeover. The Chevy Chase Circle on the D.C.-Maryland line is likely one of the most confusing traffic circles in the area — and that’s saying something. “There’s been no level of understanding by most drivers,” Chevy Chase Village Police Chief John Fitzgerald said. Thousands of commuters, travelers and tourists come...

A notoriously dangerous traffic circle on the D.C.-Maryland line is getting a safety makeover. News4’s Adam Tuss explains

As coronavirus restrictions are lifted across the country, travel experts are seeing traffic back at pre-pandemic levels. News4’s Adam Tuss breaks down a new study.

The coronavirus pandemic and following stay-at-home orders caused traffic to plummet. News4’s Melissa Mollet tracked the changes using traffic cameras on some of the most notoriously clogged roads in the region.

A truck carrying test tubes overturned Friday on the Inner Loop of the Beltway in Montgomery County, leaking fuel onto the road and trapping the driver. The tractor-trailer crashed just past Connecticut Avenue on I-495 during a rainy Friday morning commute. Several lanes were blocked as fuel leaked onto the road, authorities said. The truck was transporting test tubes and…

More people are getting behind the wheel and on the road. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on how police are trying to safely enforce the rules of the road.

When commuters do fully return back to work, there’s concern that many more may be driving as a way to keep separated — and that could further add to the region’s already crippling traffic. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

A restaurant opening its drive-thru during the coronavirus pandemic has caused quite a stir in one West Virginia town

The bill includes $250 billion in help for small businesses and $100 billion for hospitals.

Two people were rushed for hospital care after an alcohol delivery truck overturned in Montgomery County, trapping the driver inside, first responders say. The truck overturned on Georgia Avenue near Connecticut Avenue in Aspen Hill, Maryland, Montgomery Fire Spokesman Pete Piringer said. Authorities were called about 9 a.m. to the single-vehicle crash. The driver was extricated from the truck and…

Chopper4 footage shows beer boxes and cans strewn across multiple lanes of traffic in Montgomery County after an alcohol delivery truck overturned Tuesday, injuring two people.

Many Virginia drivers had a rough commute Wednesday morning. A tractor-trailer hauling scrap metal overturned on the Interstate 66 eastbound ramp to Interstate 495 northbound about 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, Virginia State Police said. The metal debris spilled onto the I-66 ramp and to the roadway below — an I-495 northbound ramp to I-66. A tractor-trailer on that ramp hit the…

A tractor-trailer hauling scrap metal flipped on its side along a ramp from I-66 to the Beltway. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports VDOT is warning drivers to be extra careful passing through a stretch where a huge amount of construction is taking place there.

Drivers who use I-395 over the weekend need to know about some upcoming closures. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Drivers who use I-395 need to know about a series of weekend closures that could affect your travel plans. Starting the weekend of March 6-8, Express Lanes will close from near Edsall Road to the D.C. line. The closures will begin at 11 p.m. Fridays and end at 4 a.m. Monday mornings. The lanes will stay open for Easter...