7:40 a.m. update: Crashes piling up

Southbound Hwy. 169 has become an absolute mess because of a two-vehicle crash at Medicine Lake Road. One vehicle is blocking the left lane and another partially the right lane. Motorists are squeezing between the damaged vehicles in the middle.

January 20, 2014 at 11:38AM

Southbound Hwy. 169 has become an absolute mess because of a two-vehicle crash at Medicine Lake Road. One vehicle is blocking the left lane and another partially the right lane. Motorists are squeezing between the damaged vehicles in the middle.

The back up is already near 49th Avenue.

Commuters on eastbound 394 are being delayed due to a crash that just cleared at Wirth Pkwy. Brake lights come on near Xenia Avenue.

In Richfield, two lanes of northbound Cedar Avenue are blocked just south of the Crosstown.

Look for a left-lane blocking crash on southbound 35W at Lexington Avenue. Things are tight in the area, but it's still a decent drive from Lake Drive to downtown Minneapolis. 25 minutes.

331 Crash on Mainline U.S.169 SB @ Medicine Lake Rd Left lane partially blocked Thu @ 07:32 914 Crash on Mainline I-394 EB E of Wirth Pkwy Left lane partially blocked Thu @ 07:31 512 Crash on Mainline T.H.77 NB @ 63rd St Right lane blocked Thu @ 07:31 1 Crash on Mainline T.H.36 WB @ I-35W NB Right shoulder blocked Thu @ 06:50 643 Crash on Mainline I-35W SB @ 95th Ave Just cleared Thu @ 06:04 5 Stall on Exit T.H.36 WB @ Rice St Left lane partially blocked Thu @ 06:23 37 Crash on Mainline I-35E SB @ Cayuga St Right lane blocked Thu @ 07:22 644 Crash on Mainline I-35W SB Left shoulder blocked Thu @ 07:28

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