Calgary thoroughfare closed during Thursday rush hour: police

The Calgary Police Service is advising motorists to use alternative routes after it closed down a major thoroughfare during Thursday rush hour traffic.

Details are scarce, but a tweet by the Calgary Police Service said the northbound lanes of Deerfoot Trail at Seton Boulevard Southeast are closed.

Traffic is expected to be impacted for several hours and motorists are asked to use alternative routes, the tweet read.

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Police added it is due to “an ongoing mental health incident.”