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A downed tree closed a stretch of Kelly Drive early Wednesday morning.

The tree fell in the southbound lanes of Kelly Drive between Strawberry Mansion Drive and Fountain Green Drive around 4:45 a.m. All lanes are closed in both directions between Strawberry Mansion and Fountain Green as a result.

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Officials said the closure is expected to last through 8 a.m. Wednesday. Drivers can take the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) as an alternate route.

“Right now, it’s still early enough that you can still take the Schuylkill as an alternate route,” NBC10 First Alert Traffic reporter Sheila Watko said around 6 a.m. “You’re not going to hit any major delays on the Schuylkill heading eastbound dow

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