Authorities have cleared the crash that had blocked lanes on northbound Hwy. 169 at Hwy. 101. Four vehicles were involved in the mishap that had two lanes blocked for about 40 minutes.
Traffic is still stacked up to County Road 18, so it will take a few minutes for things to recover.
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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