Traffic recovering after 30-minute shutdown of I-94 in downtown Minneapolis

March 6, 2017 at 12:46PM

A major traffic snarl developed before dawn Monday in downtown Minneapolis as authorities shut down both directions of I-94 for about 30 minutes.

Authorities said "police activity" in the vicinity of the 3rd Avenue bridge was the reason the freeway was closed around 5:30 a.m. The ramp from northbound I-35W to westbound I-94 was also closed until the situation cleared just after 6 a.m., the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

Traffic stacked up in both directions, but was nearly back to normal levels by 6:30 a.m.

Eastbound I-94 was still tight in the area of Groveland Avenue where the State Patrol was handling a fender bender on the right shoulder.

Tim Harlow • 612-673-7768

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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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