Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Police said it is too soon to tell whether a fire engine or tractor trailer is at fault for a beltway accident Monday that sent seven people to the hospital.
Prince George's County Police are reconstructing a major accident that occurred on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway near Route 50 early Wednesday morning causing major delays and leaving seven people injured, police said. Four firefighters, a tractor trailer driver, and two people from an SUV were taken to area hospitals for non-life threatening injuries, but one of the firefighters suffered critical injury to his arm, according to Lt. William Alexander, Prince George's police spokesman. The firefighter is a 30-year-old lieutenant whose arm was severed, according to WJLA, and he underwent nine hours of surgery to have it reattached. The Prince George's Fire/EMS Department did not respond to inquiries into the firefighter's condition …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The State Highway Administration recommends taking detour routes. The work on the outer loop work will begin at Kenilworth Avenue at 9 p.m.
Three right lanes on the northbound outer loop of the Capital Beltway at Kenilworth Avenue (Rt. 201) will close Friday night, according to the State Highway Administration. As a result of the triple-lane closure, drivers are encouraged to take detour routes, according to Charlie Gischlar, SHA spokesman. SHA is removing a demolition shield it put up as part of ongoing bridge work in Greenbelt. The work will begin at 9 p.m. on Friday, weather permitting. Lanes will reopen to traffic by 8 a.m. Saturday, SHA reports. The highway administration plans to close one right lane at 9 p.m., two at 10 p.m., and three at midnight. Gischlar recommends that drivers plan ahead and leave themselves plenty of extra time. Cars can take the Baltimore-…
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The advisory, issued Monday, stemmed from a major water main break in Capitol Heights.
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission lifted the precautionary Boil Water Advisory at 8:45 a.m. for all customers in the affected area in Prince George’s County. Water testing conducted throughout the area since Tuesday indicates there are no signs of harmful bacteria. WSSC collected water samples on Tuesday and Wednesday, and both rounds of tests came back negative for contamination. As a result, WSSC has determined that it is no longer necessary for the affected customers to boil water before using it. The advisory resulted from the break on a 54-inch water main in Capitol Heights. “This was certainly an inconvenience for our customers and we appreciate their patience," WSSC General Manager Jerry N. Johnson said in a statement. "…
Monday, January 24, 2011
The inner loop of the Capital Beltway is closed south of exit 15 after an early morning water main break.
7:18 a.m. - The beltway is expected to be closed for several hours as water is still flooding the inner loop. According to WUSA9, who broke the story this morning, reported that a spokesperson for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission said the break occurred in a 54-inch water main around 4 a.m. She said she was unsure of the exact location of the break, but that their first priority is to shut down all valves and cut off flow onto the highway. NBC Washington had some raw video from the flooded highway, and TBD is reporting that the cause of the break was a car accident on Hampton Park Boulevard. The Maryland State Highway Administration is working on a detour for the morning commuters hit by this major delay. Original Post: The …
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