Minnesota 511

Minnesota Department of Transportation

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

Since the updates, it does not give accurate info. Told me that 35W was "normal" road condition when it, in fact, was completely covered. Also, there are numerous accidents from partially covered icey roads in the metro that are listed as "normal" road conditions. The app used to be good, and I could really rely on it for an accurate condition of the roads, not anymore, I guess.

It was better when they showed the detour routes for road construction. Can't find that now. I run a lot of the back roads and it helped out a lot last summer. Now can't find the detours route and that is costing me time and money. Had a detour take me over 60 miles out of the way and if I known the route I could have taken i different route that was only 10 miles. Not happy with the new setup

Great recent improvements, but some serious issues, too. After the major updates dropped, I looked around in the app. Lots of great new features. Some annoying ones too, though. One is the Where To? box sitting at the bottom of the map. I'll never use it and you can't get rid of it. Also, I created an account and saved a bunch of settings. I got a new phone and now I can't log in. I tried the Forgot Password several times but kept getting an error.

What's new

- Updated app to highlight information that is important to travelers during the winter season like road condition reports and images taken from plows.
- Performance improvements