8:45 a.m. update: Crashes cleared on 35W and 169

Wrecks that slowed traffic on northbound 35W at 50th Street and southbound 35W at University have cleared.

March 21, 2013 at 10:30AM

Wrecks that slowed traffic on northbound 35W at 50th Street and southbound 35W at University have cleared.

The crash on southbound Hwy. 169 at Hwy. 610 is gone.

One still mucking things up is on westbound Hwy. 36 at Fairview Avenue. Traffic is stop and go from Lexington Avenue.

Traffic remains tight on westbound 694 from 35W to Hwy. 252, and on southbound 35W from 694 to Hwy. 280.

The drive on westbound 494 is 15 minutes from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100.

Elsewhere, traffic is looking good with speeds at or near the posted speed limits.

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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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