Congestion refuses to loosen its grip on many mainline routes, adding lots of extra time to the commute. Here is a sampling of current travel times:

North metro

Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to Hwy. 280: 28 minutes

Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 17 minutes.

Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 21 minutes

Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 32 minutes. Eastbound is 21 minutes.

West metro

Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 30 minutes

Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 21 minutes

Eastbound 394 to 35W via 94: 22 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 169 from I-94 to Crosstown: 44 minutes

South metro

Northbound 35W from County 42 to the Crosstown: 20 minutes.

Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 18 minutes

Northbound 35E from County 42 to downtown St. Paul: 41 minutes

Northbound 169 from County 18 to 494: 13 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 15 minutes

Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 12 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 14 minutes

Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 24 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 18 minutes

East metro

Westbound 94 from Keats Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 32 minutes

Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 30 minutes.

Westbound Hwy. 36 from Edgerton Street to 35W: 22 minutes.