As hundreds of thousands of Washington area residents are expected to begin pouring out of town today for the holiday weekend, transportation officials are warning drivers to remain cautious on secondary roads after this week’s record-setting rains.

Maryland and Virginia highway officials say all major highways are open, but dozens of local roads remain closeddue to high water or damage caused by floodwaters.

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