As traffic levels pick up, expect to see more of this: A spinout is blocking a lane on westbound 694 at Lexington Avenue in Arden Hills.

To the north, a delivery truck slid off the road on southbound Hwy. 65 between 135th and 133rd Avenue NE. Ahead, things are slow through Blaine due to the traffic lights.

Anoka County plows are out. Just saw two at Hwy. 65 at 117th Avenue.

Hot spots in the west metro include a crash on southbound Hwy. 100 at 36th Avenue and a stalled vehicle blocking a lane on southbound 494 at 49th Avenue.