Photo: MnDOT Traffic Camera
Photo: MnDOT Traffic Camera
May 16, 2019 07:59 AM
Those driving along Interstate 35W in Minneapolis were briefly delayed Thursday morning as the result of overnight flooding.
KSTP Traffic Reporter Josie Smith said southbound lanes of the interstate past Interstate 94 were temporarily reduced to one lane due to flooding.
Pulling the barrels now! 35W SB past 94 is reduced to one lane after flooding overnight. Traffic is jammed in the immediate area, but should clear up in the next half hour. https://t.co/vexMPScz8f pic.twitter.com/9UHhyEeriW
— KSTP Traffic (@kstptraffic) May 16, 2019
Crews were able to clear the lanes by about 7 a.m.
Crews have left the scene after some overnight flooding, but now there's a crash on 35W SB near Lake St! Traffic is jammed in the immediate area. https://t.co/vexMPScz8f pic.twitter.com/Ql7JdV5XW2
— KSTP Traffic (@kstptraffic) May 16, 2019
Meanwhile, Smith said traffic was moving swiftly along Interstate 494 after the ramp from Maxwell Avenue to the interstate reopened earlier this week.
An easy commute so far along I-494 this morning! Earlier this week, the ramp from Maxwell Ave to I-494 reopened, along with some of the lane restrictions on the westbound side. https://t.co/vexMPScz8f pic.twitter.com/wqwNtJqmou
— KSTP Traffic (@kstptraffic) May 16, 2019
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Created: May 16, 2019 07:59 AM
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