Both directions of 494 are crammed with traffic with congestion between France Avenue and Hwy. 5.
Here is what you can expect at the moment:
North metro
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to Hwy. 280: 19 minutes
Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 12 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 16 minutes
West metro
Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 15 minutes