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Commuters faced heavy afternoon delays with an 8-mile eastbound backup at Exit 23 and a 6.6-mile westbound delay at Exit 43a, following a transition from two-way traffic. Late-night heavy fog and wind warnings caused travel times to explode to over 150 minutes in both directions by 9:00 p.m. Visibility concerns triggered a 3-mile backup at Exit 29B and wind speeds of 30-39 mph remained a factor for high-profile vehicles throughout the day.

Eastbound travel was severely impacted starting at 11:49 a.m. when a disabled vehicle at Exit 27 (Ritchie Highway) closed the right lane, resulting in a six-mile backup stretching to the Severn River Bridge. Travel times peaked at 28 minutes during the 11:00 a.m. hour while the bridge maintained a three-lane eastbound and two-lane westbound configuration. Conditions cleared by mid-afternoon, but sustained wind speeds of 40-49 mph triggered restrictions at 9:12 p.m., prohibiting house trailers and empty box trailers until speeds dropped below 40 mph at 9:57 p.m.

The day began with the eastbound bridge closed for roadwork, forcing two-way traffic on the westbound span until 4:46 a.m. Westbound travel peaked at 23 minutes around 7:00 a.m. with a 1.5-mile backup stretching to Exit 38A (Duke Street). Evening delays saw eastbound travel times reach 21 minutes at 6:00 p.m., even as the bridge maintained a three-lane eastbound and two-lane westbound configuration.

Between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, travel times peaked at 24 minutes westbound and 20 minutes eastbound. A disabled vehicle at Exit 31 and a special event at Exit 39a forced lane closures that resulted in backups of 2.5 miles eastbound and 3.2 miles westbound. Outside of these midday delays and overnight roadwork closures on the eastbound span, traffic maintained normal speeds despite two-way configurations that restricted travel to a single lane in each direction.

Eastbound travel saw significant congestion at midday, peaking at 21 minutes around 4:00 PM with a 3-mile backup extending to Exit 29B (Cape St. Claire Road). Earlier, a right-lane closure for roadwork caused 2.5-mile delays from Exit 30 between 12:42 PM and 1:30 PM. Westbound traffic also faced a 1.5-mile backup at Exit 38a (Duke Street) during the 2:00 PM hour as crews closed the left lane to discontinue two-way operations.

Sunday travel was defined by significant congestion, peaking late afternoon when westbound delays reached 10 miles from the bridge to the US 50/301 split with travel times of 22 minutes. Earlier, a disabled vehicle at 12:56 p.m. closed the eastbound left lane, triggering a 3.5-mile backup that began at Exit 29a (Bush Frontage Road). By 11:56 p.m., the westbound bridge was closed for roadwork, shifting all traffic into a two-way configuration with one lane open in each direction on the eastbound span.

While eastbound traffic remained largely clear throughout the day, westbound travelers faced significant congestion starting at 10:30 a.m. at Exit 37. The most severe delays occurred between 4:03 p.m. and 6:02 p.m., when westbound backups stretched 5.4 miles to Exit 42 at the Kent Narrows Bridge as crews transitioned out of two-way traffic. Conditions returned to normal by 6:41 p.m. with all three eastbound lanes and two westbound lanes open.