Traffic on westbound 494 is starting to loosen between Newport and Eagan now that a traffic stop at Pilot Knob Road has cleared. Look for pockets of congestion from Dodd Road over to Hwy. 100, and a 21-minute trip.

A fender bender on westbound 94 at Prior Avenue slows traffic in the immediate area, and adds a few minutes to the trip into downtown Minneapolis.

All gone, the crash on 35W at Park Avenue. Still remaining is a car on the left shoulder of eastbound 94 at the Maple Grove Rest Area.

And bring patience on southbound 35W. It's packed from County Road C down to Washington Avenue.

Here are some current drive times:

North metro

Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 27 minutes

Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 14 minutes.

Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 13 minutes

Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 13 minutes. Eastbound is 9 minutes.

West metro

Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 18 minutes

Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 12 minutes

Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 10 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 169 from I-94 to Crosstown: 15 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 20 minutes

South metro

Northbound 35W from County 42 to downtown Minneapolis: 33 minutes.

Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 10 minutes

Northbound 35E from County 42 to downtown St. Paul: 17 minutes

Northbound 169 from Canterbury Road to 494: 15 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 11 minutes

Westbound 494 from 35E to Hwy. 100: 21 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 9 minutes

Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 11 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 6 minutes

East metro

Westbound 94 from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 16 minutes

Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 14 minutes.

Westbound Hwy. 36 from Hwy. 61 to 35W: 13 minutes.