6:30 a.m. update: Spin out, crash blocks traffic on 494 in Bloomington

Westbound I-494 from Pilot Knob Road over to Hwy. 100 has quickly become a choke point. A crash blocking the left lane on the Minnesota River bridge and a stall ahead near Cedar Avenue has traffic at a crawl.

January 6, 2015 at 12:30PM

Westbound I-494 from Pilot Knob Road over to Hwy. 100 has quickly become a choke point. A crash blocking the left lane on the Minnesota River bridge and a stall ahead near Cedar Avenue has traffic at a crawl.

It's no picnic on westbound 94 heading into St. Paul. There are crashes at John Ireland Blvd., Western Avenue and Marion Street.

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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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