Some streets in downtown Raleigh will be closed for inauguration activities this weekend for Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue:

• Beginning Friday at 8 a.m., Jones Street between Wilmington Street and Blount Street will be closed until the conclusion of inauguration ceremonies at approximately 11:30 a.m. Saturday; and,
• Beginning Friday at noon, Cabarrus Street between Salisbury Street and McDowell Street will be closed until after the conclusion of the inaugural ball at around midnight;
• Traffic downtown also will be affected by Saturday’s inaugural parade. Streets along the parade route will be closed. The parade begins at 12:30 p.m at the intersection of Davie Street and Fayetteville Street. It will travel north on Fayetteville Street, turn east on Morgan Street and conclude at the intersection of Morgan and Wilmington streets. The parade is expected to last two hours.

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