7:30 a.m. update: Traffic woes on the Crosstown, Hwy. 61

Trouble continues on the eastbound Crosstown due to a crash at Lyndale Avenue. The left lane is blocked and the backup kicks in at Gleason Road in Edina. The trip over to I-35W is at 17 minutes.

October 21, 2014 at 12:30PM

Trouble continues on the eastbound Crosstown due to a crash at Lyndale Avenue. The left lane is blocked and the backup kicks in at Gleason Road in Edina. The trip over to I-35W is at 17 minutes.

Look for heavy traffic on southbound 35E from 694 to University Avenue. A new crash at Little Canada Road is adding to the gridlock that developed early this morning when MnDOT had lanes closed for road work. All lanes are back open.

Traffic on westbound 694 from Hwy. 61 to the west junction of 35E is crawling due to the congestion on 35E.

Westbound 94 is getting heavy in the Midway. Ramps at Snelling are closed until December, which may explain the slower than normal conditions. It's 15 minutes from 35E to downtown Minneapolis.

And if you missed it, northbound Hwy. 61 is closed at I-494 due to a semi rollover. Traffic is gridlocked back at 80th Street. A couple alternates are to use County Roads 19 or 13 up to Bailey Road, then over to 494.

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Tim Harlow

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.

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