All lanes of eastbound Route 50 were closed for more than three hours Friday afternoon because of a single vehicle accident past at Exit 29 to Route 179, just before the Bay Bridge, according to the state Department of Transportation.
The accident occurred about 3:30 p.m. and debris in the roadway kept the route closed, halting all eastbound traffic.
Lanes were backed up more than six miles, from Exit 29 south of Cape St. Clare through Parole. The transportation department told drivers to avoid the area and heavy traffic slowed roads around Annapolis.
All lanes were reopened on Route 50 just before 7 p.m.
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