Traffic volumes are starting to pickup, meaning roads are a tad more crowded and speeds a tad slower. Still, a decent rush hour is underway with few delays.
We are back to a crash-free system with a fender bender moved out of the lanes on SB35E at Pennsylvania Avenue in St. Paul.
Here are some current travel times:
North metro
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 19 minutes
Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 10 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 12 minutes
Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 11 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.
West metro
Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 14 minutes
Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 9 minutes
Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 9 minutes
Southbound Hwy. 169 from I-94 to Crosstown: 16 minutes
Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 13 minutes
South metro
Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 11 minutes   To downtown Minneapolis: 19 minutes.
Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 13 minutes
Northbound 35E from County 42 to downtown St. Paul: 17 minutes
Northbound 169 from Canterbury Road to 494: 11 minutes
Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 5 minutes
Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 6 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 5 minutes
Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 8 minutes  Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 8 minutes
East metro
Westbound 94 from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 13 minutes
Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 10 minutes.
Westbound Hwy. 36 from Edgerton Street to 35W: 8 minutes.
The Drive will keep you up to speed with the latest on Twin Cities commuting.
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