8:30 a.m. update: Patrol closes ramp from 94 to 694

An ambulance is on the scene of a crash on the ramp leading from northbound 94 to westbound 94/694. The State Patrol has shut down the ramp. Traffic is being detoured via northbound 252 or eastbound 694.

January 2, 2013 at 3:50PM

An ambulance is on the scene of a crash on the ramp leading from northbound 94 to westbound 94/694. The State Patrol has shut down the ramp. Traffic is being detoured via northbound 252 or eastbound 694.

That's been a tough area in the past hour. We've had at least three accidents on 94 and 694, including one that's in the final stages of clearing on southbound 94 at 57th Avenue.

The westbound lanes of 694 are creeping along. It's 27 minutes from 35W to Hwy. 169. Not quite as bad heading east, but you'll hit the brakes starting at Xerxes Avenue.

Traffic continues to be tight on westbound 36 from 35E to Hwy. 280, Crosstown in both directions between 28th Avenue and Hwy. 100, and southbound 169 from 36th Avenue to Hwy. 7.

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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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