8:30 a.m. update: Current drive times

Ahh, some relief for southbound Hwy. 169 drivers in New Hope: The wreck that had blocked the right shoulder for nearly an hour has just cleared and traffic has recovered nicely.

Look out for a fresh fender bender on southbound 35W at Washington Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.

Eastbound I 94 slows approcahing Cedar Avenue and remains tight over to Hwy. 280. That is due to a right lane closure associated with noise wall work between Huron Blvd. and Hwy. 280.

Here are some current travel times:

North metro

Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 19 minutes

Southbound 35E from County J to I-94: 18 minutes.

Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 10 minutes. Eastbound is 11 minutes.

West metro

Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 11 minutes

Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 9 minutes

Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 13 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 14 minutes

South metro

Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 12 minutes To downtown Minneapolis: 20 minutes.

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

Northbound 35E from County 42 to downtown St. Paul: 21 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 8 minutes

Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 7 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 6 minutes

Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 11 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 9 minutes

East metro

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