8:10 a.m. update: Loosening up on 494 in Bloomington

Things are loosening up on 494 in both directions from Hwy. 100 to Hwy. 5. It's 10 minutes in both directions.

March 13, 2013 at 10:42AM

Things are loosening up on 494 in both directions from Hwy. 100 to Hwy. 5. It's 10 minutes in both directions.

The tightest traffic on on westbound 694 from 35W to Hwy. 252. That trip will cost you 17 minutes.

On westbound 94, plan on 17 minutes from 694 over to 35W in Minneapolis.

Look for minor congestion on northbound 35E approaching downtown St. Paul.

A crash on northbound 169 is tangling traffic at Excelsior Blvd.

Southbound 169 is 19 minutes from 94 down to Hwy. 7. Northbound 169 is 12 minutes from County Road 18 to Crosstown.

Northbound 35W is 10 minutes from Crosstown to downtown Minneapolis.

Eastbound 394 is 13 minutes from Hwy. 169 over to 94. Look for slow traffic on the ramp from 394 to eastbound 94.

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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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