7:30 a.m. update: Current drive times

Not sure if it's shoppers heading to the opening of the new Twin Cities Premium Outlet Mall or just lots of folks heading to work. Whatever the reason, northbound Cedar Avenue is crammed from County Road 42 up to Diffley Road.

Our crash on eastbound 94 outside the Lowry Hill Tunnel has cleared. That's helping the traffic flow improve in downtown Minneapolis.

Look for a few slow downs on northbound 35W near Cliff Road where a previous crash has traffic lagging.

Our stall on the Lafayette Bridge seems to have been removed. No problems in the area of Plato Blvd.

Here are some current travel times:

North metro

Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 17 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 12 minutes

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

West metro

Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 10 minutes

Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 9 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 169 from Hwy. 610 to Crosstown: 22 minutes

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

South metro

Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 13 minutes To downtown Minneapolis: 19 minutes.

Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 14 minutes

Northbound 169 from Canterbury Road to 494: 9 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Hwy. 41 to Crosstown: 14 minutes

Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 8 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 6 minutes

Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 7 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 6 minutes

East metro

Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 8 minutes.