A crash that has resided on the left shoulder of westbound 494 at Robert Street for nearly an hour is starting to have a big impact on traffic. At present, things creep along from Maxwell Avenue. The slowness kicks in at Hwy. 61.

In Brooklyn Center, look for brake lights to come on near Central Avenue due to a wreck ahead at Dupont Avenue.

A spinout has part of the ramp from Kellogg Blvd. to southbound 35E blocked in St. Paul.

Word from authorities is that three vehicles have collided at Rum River Blvd. and Bunker Lake Blvd. in Anoka.