8 a.m. update: Crash on I-35 in Forest Lake

A wreck blocking the left shoulder is fouling up traffic on southbound I-35 approaching the Forest Lake Split. Look for delays down to Hwy. 97.

August 27, 2013 at 10:16AM

A wreck blocking the left shoulder is fouling up traffic on southbound I-35 approaching the Forest Lake Split. Look for delays down to Hwy. 97.

In Brooklyn Park, a fender bender on Hwy. 169 at 77th Avenue has cleared, but southbound traffic is tight all they way down to 49th Avenue.

Southbound I-35 is seeing big delays from the Burnsville Split and County 50. The single lane work zone will be in place until 1 p.m. Monday.

Our heavy spots at this hour include:

Westbound 94 from Century Avenue to 35E and ahead from Snelling Avenue to Hwy. 280.

Eastbound 394 from Hwy. 169 to downtown Minneapolis, and ahead on eastbound 94 to 35W.

Crosstown in both directions from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100.

Southbound 494 from 94 down to Hwy. 55.

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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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