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Dump truck overturns, spills dirt on Capital Beltway in Maryland

By Rob Woodfork

Traffic on the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, Maryland, was significantly delayed Monday afternoon after a dump truck overturned and spilled dirt and other debris onto the roadway.

The crash happened on the Outer Loop near the on ramp from Allentown Road just before 3 p.m. Cleanup crews arrived to upright the truck and remove the dirt and hydraulic fluid from the roadway. The large response immediately jammed traffic in both directions of the Beltway. Below is a map of where the crash happened. [google_map latitude=”38.827839″ longitude=”-76.877233″ zoom=”15″ height=”300px” location_label=”Crash” dynamic_map=”true”]

Northern Va. lawmakers demand update on Silver Line delay

By Jack Moore
A group of Northern Virginia lawmakers want an update from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority over the delay in Metro's planned Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport. Speaking at a Metro Board of Directors meeting last week, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said a planned late spring opening would not be met due to several unresolved "no-go" issues that he laid at the feet of the airports authority, which is overseeing construction of the project.
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