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Highway 97 headache near Sexsmith Road in Kelowna

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Traffic in the Sexsmith Road area of Kelowna was a bit of a mess Wednesday as a result of a construction incident.

The southbound lanes to Highway 97 from Edwards Road to Sexsmith Road were closed for much of Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning because of a gas leak.

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Some of the traffic was being detoured through the industrial area of Sexsmith Road — causing major delays.

DriveBC estimated the highway to re-open at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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