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8:35 a.m. update: Mendota Bridge work causing big backup

Stagnation means not moving, and that is the case on eastbound Crosstown. Drivers are waiting in line as far back as Portland Avenue as a result of construction on the Mendota Bridge. Eastbound drivers coming in from the western suburbs will encounter delays from Gleason Road over to Hwy. 100.

By Tim Harlow

September 5, 2013 at 10:26AM

Stagnation means not moving, and that is the case on eastbound Crosstown. Drivers are waiting in line as far back as Portland Avenue as a result of construction on the Mendota Bridge. Eastbound drivers coming in from the western suburbs will encounter delays from Gleason Road over to Hwy. 100.

The crash on southbound 35E at Hwy. 36 has finally cleared. That is allowing traffic to recover and travel time from 694 to Pennsylvania Avenue is dropping. Currently that is 15 minutes.

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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.