8:30 a.m. update: Crash and incident free

Aside from the usual congestion on westbound 494 from Portland to Penn Avenue, traffic is humming along on most major routes.

By Tim Harlow Star Tribune

April 4, 2013 — 5:33am

Aside from the usual congestion on westbound 494 from Portland to Penn Avenue, traffic is humming along on most major routes.

We have no accidents or incidents to slow things down. Good thing for spring break.

Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.

tim.harlow@startribune.com 612-673-7768

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