7 a.m. update: Current drive times

The State Patrol has retrieved a bumper that was lying in the center lane of westbound 694 near the Mississippi River bridge. That was enough to create sluggish conditions from Central Avenue to the river.

February 24, 2015 at 1:01PM

Not much in the way of traffic hiccups at this hour. The State Patrol has retrieved a bumper that was lying in the center lane of westbound 694 near the Mississippi River bridge. That was enough to create sluggish conditions from Central Avenue to the river.

Other than that, commuters will run into pockets of slow and go traffic in the usual spots:

  • Northbound I-35W from County 42 to Black Dog Road
    • Westbound I-94 from Ruth Street into downtown St. Paul
      • Eastbound I-94 from Hwy. 101 to the Fish Lake Interchange

        Here are some current travel times:

        North metro

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

        Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 11 minutes.

        Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 11 minutes

        Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 11 minutes. Eastbound is 13 minutes.

        West metro

        Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 15 minutes

        Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 7 minutes

        Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 9 minutes

        Southbound Hwy. 169 from I-94 to Crosstown: 15 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: 17 minutes.

        Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 10 minutes

        Northbound 35E from County 42 to downtown St. Paul: 18 minutes

        Northbound 169 from Canterbury Road to 494: 12 minutes

        Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 4 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: 14 minutes

        Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 9 minutes.

        Westbound Hwy. 36 from Edgerton Street to 35W: 6 minutes.

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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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