A fresh fender bender blocking the left lane on westbound Hwy. 36 has quickly created a bottleneck that stretches back to Dale Street.
Meanwhile, a wreck in the left lane of southbound 35W has traffic crawling along from 11th Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.
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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