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8 a.m. update: Current drive times

In the next few minutes, Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and transportation commissioner Charlie Zelle will share Gov. Mark Dayton's plan for addressing the congestion problems at the interchange of I-494 and I-35W. Today, no problems at what has been deemed the 17th worst interchange in the country.

February 24, 2015 at 2:00PM

In the next few minutes, Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and transportation commissioner Charlie Zelle will share Gov. Mark Dayton's plan for addressing the congestion problems at the interchange of I-494 and I-35W. Today, no problems at what has been deemed the 17th worst interchange in the country.

Here are some current travel times:

North metro

Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 21 minutes

Southbound 35E from County 96 to I-94: 21 minutes.

Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 12 minutes

Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 16 minutes. Eastbound is 12 minutes.

West metro

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Eastbound 94 from Crow River to 494: 15 minutes

Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 13 minutes

Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 12 minutes

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

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

South metro

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Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 15 minutes To downtown Minneapolis: 24 minutes.

Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 12 minutes

Northbound 35E from County 42 to downtown St. Paul: 20 minutes

Northbound 169 from Canterbury Road to 494: 10 minutes

Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Dell Road to Crosstown: 4 minutes

Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 10 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 5 minutes

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Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 12 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 9 minutes

East metro

Westbound 94 from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 14 minutes

Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 11 minutes.

Westbound Hwy. 36 from Edgerton Street to 35W: 10 minutes.

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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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