Traffic levels have picked up considerably on eastbound 94 between County Road 37 in Albertville and Hwy. 101 in Rogers. The thickest traffic is approaching the construction zone at Hwy. 241 in St. Michael.
Elsewhere things are just in the building stage. You can expect off and on pockets of slow traffic on northbound 35W from 98th Street up to 494. Things also are starting to get heavy on southbound 35W from Lake Drive down to County 96.
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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