The slowness on northbound 35E heading into St. Paul can be attributed to a new fender bender between Randolph Avenue and Jefferson Avenue.
In the west metro, look out for a wreck on southbound 494 between 49th Avenue and Rockford Road. That's making for a 20-minute ride from the Fish Lake interchange to 394.
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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