6:45 a.m. update: Current drive times

A new ramp closure on northbound Hwy. 52/Lafayette Bridge at Plato Blvd. in St. Paul is now in place, so take note if that is your normal exit.

Traffic volumes are starting to increase on southbound 35W from Lexington Avenue to Hwy. 10, but that still won't set you back much. Commuters on southbound 35E are seeing more company from Little Canada Road to Maryland Avenue. Speeds drop slightly below the posted speeds.

Our crash on northbound 35E at Pilot Knob Road is gone. It's smooth sailing up to downtown St. Paul.

Roads are fine pretty much everywhere across the metro. Here are some current travel times:

North metro

Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to Hwy. 280: 11 minutes

Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 10 minutes.

Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 10 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.

West metro

Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 11 minutes

Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 6 minutes

Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 9 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 13 minutes

South metro

Northbound 35W from County 42 to the Crosstown: 11 minutes.

Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 9 minutes

Northbound 35E from County 42 to downtown St. Paul: 17 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 10 minutes

Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 6 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 5 minutes

Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 8 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 7 minutes

East metro

Westbound 94 from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 11 minutes