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9:40 a.m. update: I-94 closures west of Monticello

Conditions on I-94 west of Monticello have become so treacherous that the Minnesota Department of Transportation to close parts of the freeway in each direction. There also have been a number of crashes in the area.

By Tim Harlow

March 3, 2015 at 3:48PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Conditions on I-94 west of Monticello have become so treacherous that the Minnesota Department of Transportation to close parts of the freeway in each direction. There also have been a number of crashes in the area.

Eastbound lanes are shut down from Stearns County Road 7 to Wright County Road 8, a mile east of Clearwater.

Westbound lanes are closed from County Road 8 at Hasty to Hwy. 24 at Clearwater.

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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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