6:55 a.m. update: Crowding on 169 in north and south metro

Commuters on northbound 169 are hitting the brakes from Hwy. 101 to 494 in Eden Prairie and Bloomington. That drive will take 10 to 13 minutes.

June 5, 2013 at 10:44AM

Commuters on northbound 169 are hitting the brakes from Hwy. 101 to 494 in Eden Prairie and Bloomington. That drive will take 10 to 13 minutes.

In Brooklyn Park and New Hope, southbound 169 is creeping along from County Road 81 down to Bass Lake Road. That will cost you 10 minutes. Northbound stacks up entering the construction zone at 77th Avenue up to 109th Avenue N.

In the east metro, westbound Hwy. 36 is filling in between 35E and 35W. That is at 10 minutes at present.

Expect slowdowns on southbound 35E and westbound 94 coming into Spaghetti Junction in downtown St. Paul.

Both the Crosstown and 494 in both directions look to be moving at a decent pace this morning.

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.

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