The toughest drive by far continues to be on southbound I-35W from Blaine to downtown Minneapolis. An earlier crash at SE. 8th Street and another at University Avenue tangled traffic, and things have yet to shake loose. A new wreck at Hwy. 280 is adding to the misery. Southbound Hwy. 280 is moving much faster.
Look for a pocket of congestion on eastbound 94 between Albertville and Rogers. For westbound 94 drivers, speeds drop between Hwy. 61 and downtown St. Paul.
For commuters on northbound Hwy. 169, a crash at Anderson Lake Pkwy. is adding a few minutes to the drive. Plan on 13 minutes from Canterbury Road up to 494.
Here are some current travel times:
North metro
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 45 minutes and rising due to crashes.
Southbound 35E from County J to I-94: 16 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 14 minutes
Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 10 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.
West metro
Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 10 minutes
Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 8 minutes
Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 10 minutes
Southbound Hwy. 169 from Hwy. 610 to Crosstown: 21 minutes
Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 14 minutes
South metro
Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 10 minutes To downtown Minneapolis: 18 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: 13 minutes
Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 11 minutes
Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 7 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 8 minutes
Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 8 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 7 minutes
East metro
Westbound 94 from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 17 minutes
Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 8 minutes.
Westbound Hwy. 36 from Edgerton Street to 35W: 8 minutes.