Update: The tractor trailer has been moved to the right shoulder, but drivers will continue to experience delays.
An overturned tractor-trailer halted traffic Wednesday morning on I-270 northbound near Dr. Perry Road. The vehicle crashed into the I-270 left guardrail just after Exit 22 and currently blocks all northbound lanes of traffic.
Driving? Here’s what you need to know:
Northbound traffic is being diverted MD-109, and drivers can expect significant delays going both north and southbound, according to an X post from the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC).
Extended road closures and southbound rubbernecking delays “begin before MD-80.” Northbound drivers should expect delays to begin before “MD-121,” the MATOC post said.
(Photo/Pete Piringer)
What happened?
The Urbana crash happened sometime before 6:41 and blocks all lanes of traffic, according to MATOC.
The tractor-trailer driver sustained minor injuries, said Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer in an X post. According to Piringer, off-duty firefighters and Montgomery County police officers extracted the driver from the tractor-trailer.
