8 a.m. update: Current drive times

In a morning in which we have had few crashes, we are seeing heavy levels of traffic in several areas. The slowest drive is still on southbound 35W from Lexington Avenue down to 694.

The westbound Crosstown and 494 through Edina and Bloomington are lagging. Both are 15 to 17 minutes from Cedar Avenue out to Hwy. 169.

Authorities do have one lane open now on westbound Hwy. 610 approaching Hwy. 169 in Brooklyn Park. Look for crash action in the center median and left lane.

Other fender benders include the right shoulder of southbound Hwy. 100 at 77th Avenue in Edina and eastbound 94 at Hwy. 101 in Rogers.

Here are some current travel times.

North metro

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

Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 11 minutes

Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 12 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.

West metro

Eastbound 94 from Crow River to 494: 14 minutes

Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 17 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 169 from I-94 to Crosstown: 19 minutes

Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 17 minutes

South metro

Northbound 35W from County 42 to downtown Minneapolis: 24 minutes.

Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 13 minutes

Northbound 169 from Canterbury Road to 494: 11 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 11 minutes

Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 18 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 12 minutes

Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 15 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 8 minutes

East metro

Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 12 minutes.