Eastbound

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on I-295 southbound near Route 198, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on I-70 eastbound near U.S. 29 in Howard County and Route 91 at Route 140 in Finksburg. A disabled vehicle was slowing traffic on U.S. 50 westbound at Gov. Ritchie Highway in Anne Arundel County. The Maryland Department of Transportation is warning motorists that there will be lane closures and delays on US 50 eastbound and westbound at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge around 1 p.m. Wednesday and on the Francis Scott Key Bridge around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on Route 100 eastbound at I-95, due to an accident involving four vehicles. An accident was slowing traffic on Route 32 westbound near Shaker Road in Howard County. U.S. 1 was closed near Shuresville Road and the Conowingo Dam in Harford County, due to an accident. There were no major delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

As of 8:30 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on the outer loop of I-695 at Harford Road, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic at York and West roads in Towson, Park Heights Avenue and Glengyle Avenue in Baltimore City, and eastbound I-70 at Marriottsville Road in Howard County. A vehicle fire was slowing traffic on Route 100 eastbound near Waterloo Road in Howard County. There were no major delays on Baltimore area transit systems.

All lanes of eastbound Route 50 were closed for more than three hours Friday afternoon because of a single vehicle accident past at Exit 29 to Route 179, just before the Bay Bridge, according to the state Department of Transportation. The accident occurred about 3:30 p.m. and debris in the roadway kept the route closed, halting all eastbound traffic. Lanes were backed up more than six miles, from Exit 29 south of Cape St. Clare through Parole. The transportation department told drivers to avoid the area and heavy traffic slowed roads around Annapolis.

As of 9 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on U.S. 40 eastbound at Ridge Road, due to an accident. An accident involving two vehicles was blocking traffic on Route 180 westbound at Solarex Court in Frederick County. Roadwork was blocking one lane on I-83 northbound at Downes Road in Baltimore County. There were no major delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

High winds have prevented Bay Bridge authorities from opening up an additional travel lane to eastbound traffic. Typically, during the evening rush hour one lane of the westbound span is dedicated to eastbound traffic unless winds make it unsafe for opposing traffic to travel in the same span. The two-way operations were ended shortly after 4 p.m. The Maryland Transportation Authority will continue to monitor winds speeds and open an additional eastbound lane if possible Wednesday evening.