The commute along eastbound 94 has just gone sour with a left-lane blocking crash at Dale Street. A pickup is straddling the left and left-center lanes.
Traffic crams up at Lexington Avenue. On the westbound side, it's now 17 minutes from Manning Avenue to downtown St. Paul with another 10 to 12 needed to get to downtown Minneapolis.
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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