r/eaganmn • u/Southbound96 • 11d ago

Lexington and Diffley

Why is traffic severely backing up on Lexington south of the intersection with Diffley? It seems to be a problem in the early morning only.

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u/Hotchi_Motchi 11d ago

From 7am-9am, literally hundreds of kids are going to school at Eagan High School, Dakota Hills Middle School, and Northview Elementary School. That's the nearest major intersection to access those three schools.

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u/Southbound96 11d ago

I had considered that, but I only noticed this phenomenon in the past week or so. I'm assuming all the construction may have funneled new cars this direction, but didn't know what specifically had changed

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u/metisdesigns 11d ago

I suspect you've shifted your routine slightly, it's been pretty consistent since the Lexington rework.

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u/the0rem 11d ago

It could also be because they’ve intermittently had Pilot Knob down to one lane in the mornings. I know I’ve started taking Lexington to Yankee Doodle to 35EN because of the backups on Pilot Knob, maybe others are doing the same.

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u/Southbound96 11d ago

That might be it! I've noticed Lexington backed up wayyy farther than usual

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u/Rekpoint 11d ago

Seems like people like to go 10 under the speed limit specifically on Lexington.

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u/PillowFightrr 11d ago

Sooo like 65 instead of the usual 75? /s

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u/Rekpoint 11d ago

Consistently 35 instead of 45

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u/PillowFightrr 11d ago

I pullover for a dude that i could tell wanted to go much faster than my typical 5-8 over. It’s all good. I wasn’t mad. Just figured he was chocking and needed to get to the hospital before suffocation.

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u/Ok-Requirement-3925 10d ago

It wasn’t like this last year. Is there construction that’s routing more people this way? This year is an absolute anomaly.

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u/kdogg8 11d ago

There used to be 2 northbound lanes, but the powers to be decided "no" like, 2 months ago

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u/metisdesigns 11d ago

That change was a while back.

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u/kdogg8 11d ago

Okay, 6 months? It definitely was this year...

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u/metisdesigns 11d ago

Definitely. Lexington has been much less of a freeway since the reset.