It's a major mess in Newport where a semitrailer truck carrying coal overturned on northbound Hwy. 61 at I-494. As a result, the northbound lanes are now closed and traffic is being diverted onto eastbound 494. No traffic is allowed on the ramp from eastbound 494 to northbound Hwy. 61.
The truck spilled its load just after 6 a.m. The highway is covered with coal and oil leaking from the truck. This problem will be in place for several hours.
Elsewhere, look for a crash on eastbound Crosstown in the Hwy. 121/Lyndale Avenue area
Here are some current travel times:
North metro
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 16 minutes
Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 12 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 12 minutes
Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 10 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.
West metro
Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 9 minutes
Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 8 minutes
Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 9 minutes
Southbound Hwy. 169 from I-94 to Crosstown: 12 minutes
Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 13 minutes
South metro
Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 9 minutes To downtown Minneapolis: 15 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: 8 minutes
Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 8 minutes
Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 7 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 5 minutes
Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 7 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 6 minutes
East metro
Westbound 94 from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 10 minutes
Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 12 minutes.
Westbound Hwy. 36 from Edgerton Street to 35W: 5 minutes.