Northbound 494 is seeing heavier levels of traffic than usual as that is the prescribed detour for drivers who normally use northbound Hwy. 169. Plan on 25 minutes from Hwy. 169 up to 394 with the extra cars on that route.
Here are some current travel times:
North metro
Southbound 35W from 95th Avenue to downtown Minneapolis: 19 minutes
Southbound 35E from County J to I-94: 13 minutes.
Eastbound Hwy. 10 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 11 minutes
Westbound 694 from 35E to Hwy. 252: 10 minutes. Eastbound is 10 minutes.
West metro
Eastbound 94 from Hwy. 101 to 494: 11 minutes
Southbound 494 from 94 down to 394: 9 minutes
Eastbound 394 from 494 to 35W via 94: 9 minutes
Southbound Hwy. 169 from 77th Avenue to Crosstown: 17 minutes
Southbound Hwy. 100 from I-94 to Crosstown: 13 minutes
South metro
Northbound 35W from County 42 to Crosstown: 16 minutes To downtown Minneapolis: 26 minutes.
Northbound Cedar Avenue from 35E to the Crosstown: 10 minutes
Northbound 35E from County 42 to downtown St. Paul: 18 minutes
Northbound 169 from Canterbury Road to 494: 16 minutes
Eastbound Hwy. 212 from Powers Blvd. to Crosstown: 13 minutes
Westbound 494 from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 100: 10 minutes. Eastbound 494 from Hwy. 169 to 35W: 8 minutes
Westbound Crosstown from Cedar Avenue to Hwy. 169: 11 minutes Eastbound Crosstown from Hwy. 100 to Cedar Avenue: 8 minutes
East metro
Westbound 94 from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul: 13 minutes
Westbound 94 from 35E to the Lowry Hill Tunnel: 9 minutes.
Westbound Hwy. 36 from Edgerton Street to 35W: 6 minutes.