Other than a couple of stalls and a fender bender on west 394 to 94, the roads are just fine out there.
You'll find a few pockets of heavy traffic on 35W south from Hwy. 10 to 694, 35E south from Ash Street to Hwy. 96 and 35W northbound from the 35E/35W split to the Minnesota River.
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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