Flooding has Hwys. 41 and 101 over the Minnesota River closed and that has commuters using Hwy. 169 to get into town. You will find extra company crossing the Bloomington Ferry Bridge adding a few minutes to the drive.
Look for a minor slow down apporaching Cliff Road heading north on I-35W. Traffic stacks up on southbound 35W due to a crash at County Road I in Shoreview.
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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