6:20 a.m. update: Icy roads cause lots of crashes

Traffic is at a standstill on westbound 94 from Snelling Avenue past the scene of a wreck blocking two lanes just past Hwy. 280.

April 17, 2014 at 11:21AM

Traffic is at a standstill on westbound 94 from Snelling Avenue past the scene of a wreck blocking two lanes just past Hwy. 280.

On eastbound 494 we have the left lane blocked with a wreck at Robert Street while westbound 494 suffers as two lanes are blocked with an accident at 35E.

Look out for a vehicle that lost parts on southbound Hwy. 252 near 85th Avenue in Broooklyn Park.

Overall, traffic is moving the slowest in the north and northwest metro. Travel times are higher than normal there while south metro traffic is moving decent. However, even though snow totals were much less in places such as Bloomington, Burnsville, and Lakeville, there are slick spots due to temperatures that are below freezing.

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Tim Harlow

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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.

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