If you are moving at 25 miles per hour, consider that fast. Most major routes are moving between 5 and 15 miles per hour. Do the math, and that will tell you that it's going to be a looooong commute.
Here are some sample travel times:
Westbound Crosstown, hwy. 169 to 35W: 20 minutes
Southbound 35W from Lexington Avenue to Industrial Blvd: 45 minutes
Westbound 494 from Lake Road in Woodbury to Cedar Avenue: 40 minutes
Westbound 94 from Rogers to the Fish Lake Interchange: 40 minutes
Eastbound 94 from Hudson to downtown St. Paul: 1 hour
Westbound Hwy. 36 from White Bear Avenue to 35W: 29 minutes