Very slow in the north metro

Our slowest traffic is on highways and freeways in the north metro.

November 14, 2012 at 11:27AM

Our slowest traffic is on highways and freeways in the north metro.

It's 45 minutes on southbound Hwy. 169 from Hwy. 610 to Hwy. 7.

It's a little better on southbound Hwy. 100. It's 25 minutes from 94 to Hwy. 7.

Speeds are at 30 miles per hour on eastbound Hwy. 36 from 35E to 35W.

Allow 30 minutes on southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to Hwy. 280.

A crash on southbound 494 at Rockford Road is causing delays; 15 minutes from 494/94 split to Hwy. 55.

On westbound 94, it's 23 minutes from McKnight Road to downtown Minneapolis.

In the south metro:

The Crosstown is creeping along. Eastbound you can plan on 15 minutes from Hwy. 169 to 35W; westbound from 28th Avenue to 35W is 8 minutes.

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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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