Looking good in the East Metro

It's still busy in the south metro, especially on 35W northbound in Bloomington. Two crashes in the vicinity of Black Dog Road and Burnsville Pkwy. are adding 10 minutes to the drive.

October 15, 2012 at 2:11PM

Traffic is moving pretty well throughout the east metro with only minor congestion on 35E from Hwy. 36 to downtown St. Paul.

It's still busy in the south metro, especially on 35W northbound in Bloomington. Two crashes in the vicinity of Black Dog Road and Burnsville Pkwy. are adding 10 minutes to the drive.

Other tight spots include southbound Hwy. 100 from 36th Avenue to Hwy. 7, 494 in both directions from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100, 35W northbound from Crosstown to downtown Minneapolis, and 494 southbound from 94 to Hwy. 55.

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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.

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