The Drive's 9:10 a.m. update: No relief for I-94 drivers

Westbound 94 has been a hemorrhoid for drivers all morning and things are just not getting better. It's still 70 minutes from the Hudson bridge over to 35E, with another 20 to Minneapolis.

March 15, 2013 at 10:18AM
Commuters made their way to and from downtown in the early rush hour, Thursday, March 14, 2013.
Commuters made their way to and from downtown in the early rush hour, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Westbound 94 has been a hemorrhoid for drivers all morning and things are just not getting better. It's still 70 minutes from the Hudson bridge over to 35E, with another 20 to Minneapolis.

Things also jam up at the Lowry Hill Tunnel with a crash blocking the right lane in the tunnel.

On eastbound 94, it is 30 minutes from Hwy. 101 to 494. Ahead, congested conditions persist on 694 from Boone Avenue over to Hwy. 252.

Southbound 35W remains slow and go from 95th Avenue to Hennepin Avenue, with up to 90 minutes needed.

No relief on westbound 494, which is stop and go from Hwy. 110 to Hwy. 100.

Northbound Hwy. 169 remains slow from Anderson Lakes Pkwy. up to Hwy. 7, with 30 minutes needed there.

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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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