Minnesota 511 Reviews

by Besafemba

I need winter driving/ road condition information Minnesota511 not working. Very disappointing. Nothing shows on the map and the search function is also broken. The radio warns of hazardous travel conditions so I was hoping to find out the conditions of highway US-10 before I set out with my elderly father. North Dakota’s website is working perfectly.

by Ran'D

Holiday travel after a snowstorm: I check MN511 for road conditions and it says for Hwy. 7, “Driving conditions are normal. The roads is wet.” And it’s is exactly the opposite. Hard-packed ice and snow covering the road!!! What is the point of Minnesota511 when it isn’t accurate? Especially on a day when road conditions are deadly! This was just after an update. Deleting Minnesota511 .

by BennyX6379

It’s difficult to express how frustrated I am with Minnesota511. It does not make me feel safe or help me make informed decisions about driving during the winter.

It frequently displays inaccurate or outdated road conditions, showing dry/normal roads when in fact the road is icy or snowpacked or wet. The current map doesn’t show nearly enough helpful information about current road conditions at a glance. It’s pretty inconvenient on mobile to have to click every section of my commute to read about those specific road conditions.

The map would be much easier to interpret if it had more colors and patterns, and an easy-to-read legend, to show whether the roads have ice, scattered snow, blowing winds, etc. Other winter weather states, like North Dakota and Montana, have successfully created road conditions maps that have much more detail and are easier for travelers to read.

Please, please, improve this map so we can feel more informed and more at ease while driving in Minnesota in the winter.

by Starz56636

I check the roads every time i want to leave. Today at 11:15 am it told me the roads were normal.... guess what they were icy as hell. I looked at the update time and it was between 3 am and 6 am. That’s dangerous that you dont constantly update road conditions. It snowed this morning and it wasn’t taken into consideration. I depend on knowing current road conditions to safely travel. In the past i have noticed this same problem: road conditions are not current! Hwy 6 north from deer river still hasnt been updated since 3 am this morning it is 3:03 pm now and the road is slick! Im supposed to be able to depend on Minnesota511 for my safety.

by Donewhuntstand

This was not an improvement! The info you get from any incident is so general it’s almost worthless. Several times I have tried to select an incident or search for a road and I get, “Application error, we are having technical issues.” I can’t see using Minnesota511 for getting helpful travel info.

by Big Hill Ranch

What is the point in having an App for road conditions that is not even close to accurate or up to date. Also, a 20 mile stretch if 35 south of the cities has bot been working for long time. Use some up to date techniques like having drivers offer near real time feedback (when they park of course). Right now t is worthless.

by EBlank.

Minnesota511 is worthless if you’re trying to look at and find out road conditions. Partially covered...with what? Visibility of roads is not at all taken into consideration. Very vague and more times than not, very inaccurate. The road pictures are often not updated, they simply change the date and time- very misleading to travelers and it is dangerous. Lots of work needs to be done to make Minnesota511 useful and safe to use. I’m very disappointed.

by Writer Jim

Highways are presented as unlabeled green lines. There doesn’t seem to be an easy way to see what road is depicted except perhaps to view a traffic camera output identifies the roadway shown. Of course, in metro areas, cameras are so densely located that the camera location view summarizes how many traffic are in a given area. Expanding the map to select a given camera shows the green lines without context, and you must know what highway whose cameras are depicted. This is not for through travelers, but for locals thoroughly familiar with the shape of their major highways.

by Halapadoris

Looked at it early am up by Minneapolis said partially covered everywhere, checked later in am and said all roads were seasonal I got up here and every road is covered in ice who updates the road conditions because they need to find a new profession

by Hfhsbdcfgtttttshzb

I live in the country, Minnesota511 is very helpful when roads could be questionable. However I the lady two days Minnesota511 opens, map loads.. then when you ttt and hit a camera to see app shuts down . Or it does this on its own prior to anything being touched. Please fix this issue. Unless it’s only me having it.

by BennyBigRig

I use Minnesota511 all the time as a truck driver. I wish they had an option for road weight restrictions on non major roads(county roads) so I could plan my routes accordingly.

by Add To Your Day

Minnesota511 was working wonderfully for a long time, now whenever I want to see traffic, I open Minnesota511 and it shuts off, open closes, open closes, doesn’t mater how many times I open it, it closes.

by Ally_MN

I use Minnesota511 on my iPad to ensure before I decide to venture out in weather, I can see should I. There is no option in settings for WiFi only. Msg pops up all the time to ask me if I’m driving. I select “I’m not a driver” and it will ask again next time. I left my location,I’m on WiFi. My iPad does not have Cellular capability and it’s not tethered to my phone. 👩🏻‍💻🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

by Seeker2133

This is data without hyperbole. Easy to see crashes and spinouts along my route. I can decide to delay travel or find alternate routes based on the info.

by Ash302

I absolutely love Minnesota511 hasn’t let me down yet! Only problem I’ve noticed it the camera by silver lake on highway 7 still isn’t working and hasn’t been for quite some time now.

by Vleighp

I would like to be able to use Minnesota511 for winter road conditions however, most of the time that layer disappears. I have to delete Minnesota511 and reinstall but even then, the layer may not be there. Very frustrating!

by HoBo Cycling

I find Minnesota511 is great at giving up to date road info. Almost never any issues using it. The road cameras are great and those plow cameras a nice bonus. Keep up the good work and please send help to the Wisconsin 511 app developers they can really use it. Thanks.

by Stradic9

Minnesota511 is awesome! We all want to know what condition the roads are in before we head out in the winter.
Minnesota511 let’s you see the actual road pictures from the highway camera’s. Additionally, you can get inside the plow truck and see the actual road images from the plow truck dash cam!
The people that rate Minnesota511 low don’t understand how the hwy Dept works I guess.
They’re expecting someone to physically be out walking every mile of road and live teeeting the conditions. That’s not how it works.
Have you ever started your car on a cold morning and the dash reads “Ice possible”???
That’s because it’s using the outdoor temp to make this assessment. Same thing here.
There are weather stations throughout the state that are reporting the weather conditions. These stations have live camera feed as well as the plow trucks too. No better way to check the real, physical roads than that!

by JaysonRL

Minnesota511 does help quite a bit for determining if roads are safe for winter travel. Apps works well!

by Gingerlee44

If you’re dealing w/the April blizzard today Minnesota511 might save you! You can see what the roads are like via traffic cams along your route, it tells you everything that’s happening on roads from crashes, closures, speeds, etc as it’s happening. I love that Minnesota511 will ‘talk’ tell you what’s happening so you don’t have to take your eyes off the road. Very simple and easy to use app. Great design, smartly done. Thank you!!

by Imadogmom23

What’s up with Minnesota511??? Winter driving conditions are not working and even regular road conditions aren’t all loading.
Winter is the most important information to have. Fix it please.
UPDATE: seriously??? There’s been the same accident symbol listed for the last 3 days. It was a spin out... and cleared. Minnesota511 is worthless. It is definitely not a real-time app, which is super important in the winter.

by Nolojoro67

When the roads are potentially icy or snow covered, the Winter road layer often just mysteriously disappears. Super helpful. Also, Minnesota511 works fine on my husband’s phone, doesn’t work at all on mine and we have the same phone. I’ve deleted and re downloaded and it’s still just a blank screen.