The calm rush hour quickly turned into a mess for drivers on westbound 694 in Fridley. A couple crashes on the Mississippi River bridge have two lanes blocked.
Meanwhile in Newport, look out for a crash on the Wakota Bridge messing things up for westbound 494 drivers. Delays in place from Bailey Road to Hardman Avenue.
Here are some current travel times:
North metro
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 30 minutes
Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 10 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 13 minutes
Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 10 minutes. Eastbound is 11 minutes.