Capital Beltway (I-495)

The public is getting a chance to comment on a potential extension of the Beltway express lanes from Springfield through Alexandria and across the Wilson Bridge. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss got reaction to the proposal.

The ramp from the GW Parkway to I-495 North will be closed during the day Tuesday as trees are cleared for the project adding express toll lanes to the Beltway. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss took look at the extensive work.

The snowstorm caused several traffic jams around the D.C. area Tuesday evening. A crash at the Springfield Interchange, commonly referred to as the Mixing Bowl in Northern Virginia, forced the closure of a ramp from westbound Interstate 495 to southbound Interstate 95, the Virginia Department of Transportation reported. A traffic camera showed cars stopped on the ramp and people getting…

A crash at the Mixing Bowl in Springfield forced the closure of a ramp from I-495 to southbound I-95. 

A crash at the Mixing Bowl has closed the ramp from westbound I-495 to southbound I-95 at exit 170A, VDOT reports.

Editor’s Note (Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m.): Maryland’s attorney general’s office said in a press release that the woman was struck by two vehicles. Prince George’s County police say that the woman was struck by one vehicle. NBC4 has reached out to both parties for clarification. The attorney general’s office confirmed it to be two vehicles. A woman...

Crews are installing massive steel beams over the northbound lanes of I-495 in Tysons.

Here’s everything to know about the construction project that’s going to severely impact NB I-495 from Friday night to Monday morning.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay was referring to traffic near the Wilson Bridge and the Legion Bridge.

Recent statistics show traffic in the D.C. area has gotten worse, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports a Virginia leader accuses Maryland of deliberately not trying to fix it.

The State Highway Administration plans major clean-up efforts for debris, trash and litter on the Beltway in Maryland. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains. 

The Route 1 Improvement Project is now complete in College Park, Maryland. New sidewalks and bike lanes were put into place by the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration.  

A man was pulled over on the side of Interstate 495 in Maryland Sunday night when he was struck and killed by a car being driven at a high speed. Ayuk Etta, 40, of Lanham was standing outside a Mercedes near Route 50 when he was struck by a Honda. The crash spilled across multiple lanes of traffic. The 19-year-old…

A driver was pulled over on the side of Interstate 495 in Lanham Sunday night when a car struck him at a high speed. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss has the details.

The Capital Beltway was partially closed in Northern Virginia during Monday morning’s rush hour after a crash involving a tractor-trailer, authorities say.

The Capital Beltway is partially closed in Northern Virginia during Monday morning’s rush hour after a crash involving a tractor-trailer.

News4’s Adam Tuss is taking a look at the end-of-summer slowdown in the DMV. Here’s why part of the Beltway in Virginia is a major bottleneck.

News4’s Adam Tuss is taking a look at the end-of-summer slowdown in the DMV. Here’s why the top of the Beltway near Georgia Avenue is the worst bottleneck in Maryland.

A new bus route for the Fairfax Connector will link Tysons, Virginia, to Bethesda, Maryland, providing an alternate to Metro’s long train ride between the two locations.

Commuters around the DMV know that traveling between Bethesda, Maryland, and Tysons, Virginia, can seem like an impossible task. A new bus service will soon do most of the hard work. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.