So far so good on I-494 through Plymouth and Maple Grove. The traffic switch pushing all motorists over to the northbound side of the freeway was complete over night and two southbound lanes are open.
Nary a car seen at last look on Hwy. 5 near Ft. Snelling. That will change shortly. Be aware that the bridge over the Mississippi River is down to one lane in each direction and the ramp from westbound Hwy. 55 to Hwy. 5/W. 7th Street is closed for road work.
Here are some current travel times:
North metro
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 15 minutes
Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 10 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 12 minutes
Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 10 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.