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6:25 a.m. update: Major backup on Hwy. 65 in Blaine

This is the scene on southbound Hwy. 65 through Blaine. A vehicle went into the ditch at 105th Avenue and the backup is now nearly 2 miles to near Hwy. 242. This will add 20 to 30 minutes to the drive.

By Tim Harlow

January 9, 2015 at 12:28PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This is the scene on southbound Hwy. 65 through Blaine. A vehicle went into the ditch at 105th Avenue and the backup is now nearly 2 miles to near Hwy. 242. This will add 20 to 30 minutes to the drive.

A nice pocket of stagnation is developing on southbound 494 between the Fish Lake Interchange and Bass Lake Road. Naturally, it's a wreck that is causing that.

Be very careful out there. Black ice and refreeze had made roads deceptively slippery.

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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.