6:40 a.m. update: Object blocking 494 in South St. Paul

An object of some sort, perhaps a fender, is blocking the right lane of eastbound 494 at Hardman Avenue. Drivers are doing the swerve thing to get around it.

June 5, 2013 at 10:44AM

An object of some sort, perhaps a fender, is blocking the right lane of eastbound 494 at Hardman Avenue. Drivers are doing the swerve thing to get around it.

It's packed on southbound 35W from Lake Drive to 694. Plan on 20 minutes to get down to Hwy. 280.

Eastbound 394 is moving just fine from Hwy. 169 to 94, although there is word of a stall east of Hwy. 100.

So far, the drive on northbound Hwy. 169, 35W, 35E and Cedar Avenue in the south metro is looking just fine. I do expect those routes to start filling in shortly, But for now, enjoy the open space.

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