Citizens and visitors planning to attend inaugural events for Governor-elect Bev Perdue and the Council of State may use a number of state-owned parking areas that will be available to the public at no cost on Saturday.

These include:

• Decks 64/66: Access from Salisbury Street
• Decks 75/76: Access from either Salisbury or McDowell streets
• Lot 25: Access from Peace Street
• Lot 5: Located behind the Cooper Building
• Lot 7: Located behind the Administration Building
• Lot 22: Located across from the Capital Building (west side)
• Lots 3, 32, 41, 42 and 52: Bordered by North, Wilmington, Polk and Blount streets
• Lots 14, 34 and 35: Bordered by North Wilmington, Polk and Person streets.

Additionally, please note that State Capitol Police will close the following streets between 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday:

• Jones Street between Salisbury and Person streets.
• Blount Street between Lane and Edenton streets.
• Wilmington Street between Edenton and Lane streets.

All affected streets will reopen to traffic at 11:30 a.m. These street closures are not inclusive of closures for the Inaugural Parade, which is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. The parade will proceed north on Wilmington Street to Davie Street, turn left onto Davie, then right onto Fayetteville Street, right onto Morgan Street, left onto Wilmington Street, and proceed north to Edenton Street where it will conclude.