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7 a.m. update: Major backup on I-94, I-494 in Maple Grove and Plymouth

An injury accident on southbound I-494 just past the Fish Lake Interchange has traffic parked through Maple Grove. The backup extends back onto eastbound 94. Drivers on eastbound 94 will find speeds drop to near 10 miles per hour from Elm Creek Blvd. to the split.

By Tim Harlow

January 9, 2015 at 1:03PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

An injury accident on southbound I-494 just past the Fish Lake Interchange has traffic parked through Maple Grove. The backup extends back onto eastbound 94. Drivers on eastbound 94 will find speeds drop to near 10 miles per hour from Elm Creek Blvd. to the split.

Things are not moving much faster on eastbound 94 from the Brooklyn Center curve past a three-car crash at 49th Avenue in north Minneapolis.

At least 10 crashes and spinouts litter the system, and they are bringing delays. Here is where you'll find other hangups:

Eastbound I-494 at Hwy. 13 in Mendota
Westbound 694 at Hwy. 5 in Oakdale
Southbound 35W at Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. There is a report of a light pole in the lanes
Westbound 394 at Dunwoody Blvd.
Northbound 35E at Wagon Wheel Trail

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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.