A crash blocking a lane on southbound 35W at Stinson Blvd. is making the drive into Minneapolis painfully slow. It's a 45 minute drive from Lexington Av. in Lino Lakes to downtown Minneapolis.
8:15 a.m. update
It's slow out there no matter where you are. Here are a few sample drive times as of 8:15 a.m.
October 26, 2012 at 11:00AM
The crash also is impacting traffic on westbound Hwy. 36. Plan on a 30 minute commute from White Bear Avenue to Hwy. 280.
Here are some other drive times as of 8:15 a.m.
Westbound 94 from from McKnight Road to Hwy. 280, 34 minutes.
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis, 44 minutes.
Eastbound 394 from 169 to 94 is 16 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 62 from 169 to 35W is 15 minutes; add another 12 to get to downtown Minneapolis.
Southbound 35E from 694 to downtown St. Paul is 14 minutes.
Southbound Hwy. 169 from 94 to 394, 21 minutes.
Westbound 694 from Long Lake Road to Shingle Creek Pkwy., 20 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from 169 to Hwy. 610, 13 minutes.
Southbound Hwy. 100 from 694 to Hwy. 7, 39 minutes.
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