A broken down vehicle blocking the left lane of northbound Hwy. 169 at Hwy. 55 has traffic trudging along from Hwy. 7 past the scene. Plan on 5 to 7 extra minutes to make that trip.
Eastbound 394 is tight from General Mills Blvd. all the way to downtown Minneapolis. Much of that can be attributed to an earlier crash on eastbound 94 at LaSalle Avenue.
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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