A collision involving a transit van has closed the off ramp to Shady Grove Rd on NB270 on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 1pm, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer.
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A large trucker convoy that converged in Hagerstown, MD over the weekend have said they are hitting the road again today, Monday, March 7, in an effort to disrupt traffic on the Capital Beltway.
The convoy made its first trip around the beltway on Sunday morning and did not appear to have much impact on traffic. Local drivers were able to pass and maneuver around the trucks and many of the vehicles involved in the convoy became separated from the group.
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Rockville Police has released a statement regarding a collision that occurred shortly after midnight, early Saturday morning.
The two-car collision has closed southbound 355 at the mixing bowl (where Rockville Pike meets Veirs Mill) Westbound Veirs Mill Rd traffic is being diverted to northbound 355x
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A convoy of up to 2,000 vehicles is expected to leave Hagerstown tomorrow morning and head towards Washington, DC to protest COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates. According to Zachary Petrizzo of the Daily Beast, “the People’s Convoy here in Hagerstown Maryland is much more organized then other trucker protests we have seen. At least 120 diesel trucks and hundreds of SUV/military-type vehicles/cars. They could easily shut down the Beltway in the morning.”
Similar planned convoys over the past week never materialized. On February 23, a convoy organized by Bob Bolus out of Pennsylvania was called off after less than ten vehicles participated.
A collision with entrapment has closed 8200 Brink Rd. not far from Woodfield Road.
Right now we don’t have any further details, but Montgomery County Police has advised drivers to seek an alternative route and that delays should be expected.
A collision just before midnight shut down New Hampshire Avenue in the area of Ridgecroft Dr in Brookeville early Wednesday morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services PIO Pete Piringer.
MCFRS responded to the single vehicle rollover and evaluated one patient for non life threatening injuries.
A single vehicle collision led has closed southbound Great Seneca Highway just prior to Lakelands Boulevard, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
The collision occurred on Great Seneca Highway between Muddy Branch Road and Kentlands Blvd/Orchard Drive and the driver self-extricated from the vehicle, which landed on its side off the road.
Longdraft Road will be closed between Pavilion Dr and Hartley Pl until about noon today after a crash that occurred around 10pm last night destroyed a utility pole on the road.
Police and utility crews were on the scene last night following the crash advising that the closure would be extended duration.
Effective February 24, 2022, the MDTA has begun a civil penalty waiver grace period for tolls paid in full and has ceased referring toll bills to the Central Collection Unit (CCU) and MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) temporarily.
The grace period will end at 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2022, and the MDTA will resume referrals of unpaid toll bills and civil penalties to CCU and MDOT MVA on December 1.
The first of several trucker convoys headed to the DC area this week is expected to arrive today.
Protest organizer Bob Bolus of Scranton, PA, almost called his convoy off this morning when only a handful of trucks showed up at the starting point, but ultimately decided to proceed as scheduled around 10:30am, according to Kevin Lewis from ABC7.
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Pepco sent a letter to the North Bethesda/White Flint community last week announcing that the final asphalt restoration on Randolph Road is expected to be completed this spring, following the completion of the tunnel excavation. All asphalt restoration of surrounding sections along Nebel Street and Parklawn Drive is scheduled to be completed by May 2022.
The Randolph closure, which began on August 30th last summer, was needed for underground electrical work as part of Pepco’s new White Flint Substation. Traffic heading westbound on Randolph Road is being diverted to Parklawn Drive and then directed to Rockville Pike (MD-355).