7:05 a.m. update: Current drive times

An earlier crash on southbound 35W at Lake Drive has long cleared, but traffic is still struggling to catch up. Look for things to bunch up between Lexington Avenue and Hwy. 10.

The left-lane blocking crash on eastbound 494 at Pilot Knob Road is gone. Traffic has recovered and is flowing freely across the Minnesota River Bridge.

Off the mainline, look out for a crash at University Avenue and Jackson Street in St. Paul.

A FIRST Unit is assisting a motorist on the left shoulder of northbound 94 approaching Dowling Avenue. Move over to the right as you pass by.

Here are some current travel times:

North metro

Southbound 35W from Forest Lake Split to downtown Minneapolis: 28 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 13 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: 8 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 169 from I-94 to Crosstown: 15 minutes

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

South metro

Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 11 minutes To downtown Minneapolis: 17 minutes.

Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 10 minutes

Northbound 169 from Canterbury Road to 494: 9 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 11 minutes

Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 7 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 5 minutes

Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 10 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 6 minutes

East metro

Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 9 minutes.