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8:05 a.m. update: Patience needed on 494

Today will be an exercise in patience for drivers on westbound 494. It's taking up to an hour to go from Hwy. 61 to Cedar Avenue.

By Tim Harlow

January 16, 2013 at 11:20AM

Today will be an exercise in patience for drivers on westbound 494. It's taking up to an hour to go from Hwy. 61 to Cedar Avenue.

It appears the Minnesota River bridge is iced up.

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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.