6:40 a.m. update

The hotspot on the roads is in Maple Grove where the left lane on southbound 494 is blocked. Word is a vehicle hit a deer.

October 29, 2012 at 10:31AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The hotspot on the roads is in Maple Grove where the left lane on southbound 494 is blocked. Word is a vehicle hit a deer.

Traffic is backed up to the Fish Lake Interchange, and slow downs begin at Weaver Lake Road. That is adding about 10 minutes to the drive.

Elsewhere, a stalled vehicle is blocking the left shoulder on eastbound 694 at Silver Lake Road in New Brighton.

Traffic jam on southbound 494 at 67th Av. in Maple Grove
Traffic jam on southbound 494 at 67th Av. in Maple Grove (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
about the writer

about the writer

Tim Harlow

Reporter

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.

See Moreicon

More from No Section

See More
FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
Melissa Golden/The New York Times

It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.