The Beltway is at a complete stand still

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good news is Baseball is on!

So people can fall asleep while driving?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I don't recall the Beltway being at a complete standstill like this since the bridge jumper in the mid-late 90's! Although I know it has happened between then and now, a few times.

Also wondering if anyone has constructive advice for times like these, or (any civil engineers out there?) what infrastructure change would help matters?

Yeah, I would say drain the swamp and no more gridlock.

[Anonymous]

Left Bethesda 430pm. Reached Sibley 507pm. Turned around and now back in office.

[Anonymous]

Rosslyn is a parking lot. Our usually quiet residential neighborhood has people backed up trying to use it as short cut of some kind. It’s not going well for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I don't recall the Beltway being at a complete standstill like this since the bridge jumper in the mid-late 90's! Although I know it has happened between then and now, a few times.

Also wondering if anyone has constructive advice for times like these, or (any civil engineers out there?) what infrastructure change would help matters?

Maybe more than one major way to get between MD and VA!!

OP here. This is my point, exactly. What will it take??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Left Bethesda 430pm. Reached Sibley 507pm. Turned around and now back in office.

WTOP advised working late tonight, so you're doing your part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get the folks in Potomac, MD to drop their opposition to a new bridge. The Maryland commuters from Tyson’s have totally messed up McLean.

That said - totally empathize with you in your current predicament. Take care

There are more Maryland drivers in McLen on the weekends, totally random. Surely not everyone is going to Tysons Mall, some are in downtown McLean - notice a lot more recently. Mclean used to be relatively quiet after a certain time, and also on weekends. Now it is starting to look more and more like Rockville, including beggars on multiples medians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This proves that MD drivers are the worst. A MD driver probably cut off the tanker and made it overturn.

Yup. Guarantee it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get the folks in Potomac, MD to drop their opposition to a new bridge. The Maryland commuters from Tyson’s have totally messed up McLean.

That said - totally empathize with you in your current predicament. Take care

There are more Maryland drivers in McLen on the weekends, totally random. Surely not everyone is going to Tysons Mall, some are in downtown McLean - notice a lot more recently. Mclean used to be relatively quiet after a certain time, and also on weekends. Now it is starting to look more and more like Rockville, including beggars on multiples medians.

Uber and Lyft drivers probably.

[Anonymous]

Looking at google maps /traffic of our whole area right now.. even at this late time of day ... is giving me nightmares. This issue is causing a massive ripple effect into DC and VA. God bless anyone on the road right now!

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On the news they said the tanker was filled with gas. Removing it safely doesn't look easy.

[Anonymous]

It took me 4 hours to get from McLean to Gaithersburg. Of course once I got on the beltway it was empty because of no bridge traffic going north. From the beltway entrance home it was 20 min.

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Anonymous wrote:It took me 4 hours to get from McLean to Gaithersburg. Of course once I got on the beltway it was empty because of no bridge traffic going north. From the beltway entrance home it was 20 min.

Glad you made it home, 4 hours is awful.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It took me 4 hours to get from McLean to Gaithersburg. Of course once I got on the beltway it was empty because of no bridge traffic going north. From the beltway entrance home it was 20 min.

Glad you made it home, 4 hours is awful.

Thanks! It was pretty crazy.

[Anonymous]

3 hours from Tyson's to Columbia Heights. miserable.