Traffic is quite snug on southbound Hwy. 100 from north of Excelsior Blvd. to Benton Blvd. in Edina. The reason is a car fire at 50th Street.
A left-lane blocking crash on northbound 35W at 42nd Street has moved off the mainline and all lanes have reopened. That's got traffic flowing again, but look for pockets of congestion from 50th Street up to 26th Street.
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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