8:40 a.m. update: Plenty of room on the roads

As we head into the final stages of the rush hour, a stalled vehicle on northbound 494 south of 394 is contributing to the sluggishness from Minnetonka Blvd. up to 394. That is adding only a couple minutes to the drive.

April 16, 2014 at 1:42PM

As we head into the final stages of the rush hour, a stalled vehicle on northbound 494 south of 394 is contributing to the sluggishness from Minnetonka Blvd. up to 394. That is adding only a couple minutes to the drive.

A crash in downtown Minneapolis on northbound 35W at Franklin Avenue has traffic creeping along from 42nd Street. It's 12 minutes from Crosstown to downtown.

Westbound 94 slows and goes from Dale Street to Hiawatha Avenue. It's 10 to 13 minutes from downtown St. Paul to downtown Minneapolis.

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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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