Northeast shops still struggle with I-35W traffic issues

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Any afternoon rush hour, Gwen Engelbert can look out the front window and see traffic cops wildly waving drivers past her E. Hennepin Avenue boutique.

The patrols are needed to help manage a surge of traffic congestion in the East Bank and Marcy Holmes neighborhoods in Minneapolis since the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed Aug. 1.

But it doesn’t exactly help a business trying to catch a few drivers’ eyes with window displays and sale banners. MORE »

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