Package investigation on Mass. Ave. cleared

Update (Noon):Police report that the scene has been cleared. The suspicious package was packaging material that had fallen from a truck. Be alert for residual delays in the area.

Original post: A suspicious package in the vicinity of the 1300 block of Massachusetts Avenue has traffic in the area snarled. Trafficland reports that a police and fire investigation is under way, and that Massachusetts Avenue is blocked between 15th and 13th streets NW.

Motorists should try alternative routes. Some people near the scene have reported success navigating streets south of the incident and using K or I streets as alternates.