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9:50 a.m. update: Still jammed and lots of crashes, too

The agonizing rush shows no signs of improving any time soon as mainline routes remain clogged. In the past half hour, the number of crashes has increased. Keep the speeds down, even if you are fortunate to have some open space.

By Tim Harlow

January 30, 2014 at 3:54PM

The agonizing rush shows no signs of improving any time soon as mainline routes remain clogged. In the past half hour, the number of crashes has increased. Keep the speeds down, even if you are fortunate to have some open space.

Here are the current incidents:

Southbound I-35 closed from Wyoming to Forest Lake due to numerous spinouts and crashes near Hwy. 8.
Northbound 494 has one lane now open at Bass Lake Road. Crews are working to pull a semi out of the ditch.
Westbound Hwy. 36, left lane blocked at Edgerton Street.
Westbound 94 at the Lowry Tunnel, right lane blocked with a stall
Ramp closed on eastbound Crosstown to northbound Hwy. 100
Ramp closed northbound Hwy. 280 to Hennepin Avenue
Southbound 35W, crash in right lane at County Road C.

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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.