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7:50 a.m. update: Congestion slowing traffic on Crosstown, 35W

With our big crash on the Crosstown at Bloomington Avenue finally clear, the system is crash free for the moment.

By Tim Harlow

November 12, 2014 at 1:50PM

With our big crash on the Crosstown at Bloomington Avenue finally clear, the system is crash free for the moment.

But it's not without slow downs. Congestion has traffic lagging in a number of places:

Westbound 494 over the Wakota Bridge
Westbound Crosstown and Hwy. 55 from Hwy. 13 over to I-35W
Eastbound 394 from Hwy. 169 into downtown Minneapolis
Southbound 494 and Hwy. 169 from 94 to 394
Southbound Hwy. 100 France Avenue to Hwy. 7
Southbound 35E and 35W from 694 into the respective downtowns
Northbound Hwy. 169 across the Minnesota River bridge

about the writer

Tim Harlow

Reporter

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.