Minnesota 511

Castle Rock ITS

About this app

Minnesota 511 is the Minnesota Department of Transportation's traveler information resource. The 511MN app provides statewide, real-time traffic information for Minnesota highways and interstates, including:

- Hands-free, audio notifications of traffic events while you drive

- Zoom-enabled map with selectable event icons

- Near real-time updates on winter road conditions, traffic incidents, and road closures

- Roadwork and construction

- Travel time delays associated with traffic reports (look for the orange glowing icons)

- Current traffic speeds

- Roadside camera images and live video capabilities

- Road weather information

- Snow plow camera images

- Rest area locations including real-time truck parking availability for select state-run rest areas

- Electronic roadway sign messages

Learn about Minnesota's Law on wireless communication devices in vehicles at https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=169.475

The MnDOT privacy policy can be found at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/disclaimer.html#privacy

Drive safely!

Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Ratings and reviews

Almost unusable while driving now. UNDO THE UPDATE!! So clunky and difficult to figure out where you are if you're not familiar with that part of the metro. No ability to turn on satellite view. Just a bunch of lines floating in black space now. Did you even test this in the real world before you pushed it out?? Awful "update." I have used this app for many years to check my commute both before and during. No more. Gotta find something else now.

MUCH harder to use--cluttered up with unimportant icons. The Dark-theme makes it really hard to read road and place names. With the previous version, you could see at a glance where the traffic incidents and road construction areas were, as well as the road conditions. This version is full of visual clutter yet it's hard to find construction information. For example, a major lane closure that was identified on Lexington Avenue in the old version isn't identified at all. Terrible app!

The update is awful! It went from being at-a-glance easy to can't tell what's going on. It's difficult to even know when roads have major backups. Unusable! Also didn't report a terrible accident. No trust in this app now.

What's new

- Updates to the look-and-feel of the 511MN app
- View nearby events to current location
- Access additional traveler information resources from the "More" menu
- Save camera views to 511MN account