8:30 a.m. update: Huge backup on 694 in northern suburbs

The commute has come to a halt for drivers on westbound 694 from White Bear Lake over to Little Canada. A pair of wrecks, one on the flyover bridge from northbound 35E to westbound 694 and another just ahead at Rice Street, has created gridlock. Traffic is jammed from White Bear Avenue to Rice Street. It's 20 minutes to reach 35W.

December 3, 2014 at 2:33PM

The commute has come to a halt for drivers on westbound 694 from White Bear Lake over to Little Canada. A pair of wrecks, one on the flyover bridge from northbound 35E to westbound 694 and another just ahead at Rice Street, has created gridlock. Traffic is jammed from White Bear Avenue to Rice Street. It's 20 minutes to reach 35W.

An abumulance has arrived on the scene on westbound Hwy. 7 at Woodhill in Minnetonka. Two vehicles are sitting in the center median.

A tow is hooking up the car that spun out on eastbound 94 in Woodbury near Radio Drive. Look for the activity and flashing lights in the left lane.

Road work on eastbound 94 at Huron Blvd. is responsible for a log jam that forms at the Lowry Hill Tunnel. That is making for a 15-minute ride from Olson Hwy. to Hwy. 280. Look for a stalled vehicle near Park Avenue on the right.

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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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