7 a.m. update: Current drive times

A fender bender in the left lane of eastbound 94 at 101st Avenue in Maple Grove has traffic slowing in the immediate area, but the good news is that is only adding a minute or two to the drive. Ahead, it's smooth sailing down to the Fish Lake Interchange.

As the 7 a.m. hour rolls along, drive times will start to creep up, particularly on southbound I-494 through Plymouth, southbound Hwy. 169 from Brooklyn Park to New Hope, and on Hwy. 100 through the work zone in St. Louis Park.

South metro drivers can expect more company on northbound Hwy. 169 over the Minnesota River bridge and northbound 35W from Burnsville Pkwy. up to 98th Street. So far, those routes are still flowing fine.

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: 13 minutes.

Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 10 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.

West metro

Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 10 minutes

Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 14 minutes

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

Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 15 minutes

South metro

Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 12 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: 24 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: 4 minutes

Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 10 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 8 minutes

East metro

Westbound 94 from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 14 minutes