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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RALEIGH, N.C. — Several streets in downtown Raleigh will be closed Wednesday morning to accommodate a rally attended by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The rally will be held on Halifax Mall outside the Legislative Building.

The following roads will be closed at about 9:30 a.m.:
• Wilmington Street from Jones Street to Peace Street;
• Salisbury Street from Peace Street to Lane Street;
• Lane Street from Salisbury Street to Blount Street;
• Polk Street from Wilmington Street to Blount Street; and,
• North Street from Wilmington Street to Blount Street.

Detour signs will be posted for motorists on northbound Wilmington Street, directing the traffic to take Jones Street to Person Street to Peace Street.

Streets are expected to reopen between 2 and 3 p.m.

Capital Area Transit buses will experience detours on Salisbury Street and Wilmington Streets between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. CAT Routes 1 (Capital Boulevard), 2 (Falls of Neuse), 3 (Glascock), 4 (Rex Hospital), 10 (Longview ) and 12 (Method )will not serve bus stops between Jones Street and Peace Street during these hours. For more information on the affected service, call the Regional GoTriangle Call Center at 485-RIDE.

Also, parking will be limited for the rally. Some hourly parking will be available at the City of Raleigh’s Blount Street, Moore Square, and Wilmington Street parking decks. All of these decks have entrances on Wilmington Street. The City of Raleigh’s Performing Arts and Convention Center parking decks have the most available hourly spaces. These decks are several blocks to the south of the rally site and are accessible from Lenoir Street. Hourly parking also is available at the State’s visitor parking facilities. Visitor Lot 1 is across from the State Archives building, with entrances on Jones and Edenton streets. Visitor Lot 2 can be accessed from McDowell Street, just north of Lane Street.