Road work has the Mendota Bridge down to one lane in each direction, and the traffic impact is wide spread.
Eastbound Crosstown comes to a near stop at 43rd Avenue. Westbound Hwy. 55 creeps along from Mendota Heights Road and westbound Hwy. 110 is backed up back to I-35E.
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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