7:25 a.m. update: Three lanes blocked on 494

A crash involving several vehicles is blocking three lanes on westbound 494 at 34th Avenue in Bloomington. This one will be there for a while. One vehicle lost a wheel and that is sitting in the center lane. Vehicles are on the left shoulder and left and center lanes. Look out as people are walking around the scene.

February 26, 2014 at 1:29PM

A crash involving several vehicles is blocking three lanes on westbound 494 at 34th Avenue in Bloomington. This one will be there for a while. One vehicle lost a wheel and that is sitting in the center lane. Vehicles are on the left shoulder and left and center lanes. Look out as people are walking around the scene.

Meanwhile, the two lanes on northbound 35W at 82nd Street have reopened. The squeeze will be felt for a few minutes until things shake loose. Things tighten at Burnsville Pkwy.

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Tim Harlow

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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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