Tuesday's morning rush started with a bit of fog, but that didn't seem to have much of an impact on traffic. A couple of accidents did.
Among the those that did tie up traffic was on around 7:45 a.m. on southbound Hwy. 169 at Bren Road. That three-car crash is still residing on the right shoulder.
In Minneapolis, two incidents briefly gummed up traffic near the Lowry Hill Tunnel. Between 7:15 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. the southbound lanes of I-94 were plugged due to a crash at 7th Street while westbound lanes were slowed by a tire that blocked the left lane inside the tunnel.
A motorist went off the ramp from westbound 394 to northbound 494 in Minnetonka, leading to a 45-minute ramp closure.
Northbound 35W flowed well up until 8 a.m. when a wreck at the 494 interchange backed up traffic to 86th Street. About the same time a squeeze developed from County Road 42 up to 98th Street. That has since loosened and things are back to normal.
An unusual event at the Ramsey Transit Station caused two commuters to miss the Northstar Commuter train. They were stuck inside an elevator for about 10 to 15 minutes. They did get out and opted to drive themselves to work even though Metro Transit Police offered them a ride.
No other problems were reported on buses or trains.
That is it for today. I'll be back Wednesday with your morning traffic and transit reports.
