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Drivers travelling on Deerfoot Trail on Thursday morning were faced with large backups following a police incident.

Investigators closed a section of northbound Deerfoot Trail at Barlow Trail at around 5 a.m.

UPDATE: The road is closed on NB Deerfoot Tr at Barlow Tr SE due to an earlier incident #yycroads #yyctraffic pic.twitter.com/ywsWz04KAP — YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) February 23, 2017

During the closure, northbound traffic was diverted onto Barlow Trail S.E.

Police then partially reopened northbound Deerfoot Trail at around 6:45 a.m. However, even with two lanes open, drivers still saw major delays.

The roadway was then fully reopened just after 9:30 a.m.

A separate police investigation also caused the closure of Centre Street between 11 Avenue and 13 Avenue.

ALERT: Centre St between 11 Ave and 13 Ave N is closed due to a police incident #yycroads #yyctraffic — YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) February 23, 2017

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