TRAFFIC

Permanent traffic changes are coming to George Washington Memorial Parkway in Northern Virginia for safety reasons, according to the National Park Service. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

A tractor-trailer dumped a heap of garbage onto I-95 in Maryland after a fire, and traffic is backed up for miles ahead of the Monday night rush hour.  The tractor-trailer carrying a load of garbage caught fire on southbound I-95 near the exit to MD-32 in Elkridge at about 2 p.m., officials said. The garbage needed to be dumped...

News4’s Melissa Mollet has the First4Traffic report.

Black Lives Matter Plaza partially reopened to vehicles on Sunday. News4’s Derrick Ward reports live on the plan.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Prince George’s County Tuesday morning, causing delays and road closures, police say. A woman was near the parkway (MD-295) and Maryland Route 202 about 4:30 a.m. when she was hit, U.S. Park Police say. The striking driver stayed on the scene, police said. The woman was pronounced dead...

Pandemic lockdowns and stay-at-home orders kept many drivers off U.S. roads and highways last year

The public can now comment on options for the proposed third Chesapeake Bay Bridge crossing span

The pandemic has changed our habits and had a noticeable effect on traffic patterns across D.C., Maryland and Virginia. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports.

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.