LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department has issued a traffic safety advisory for the Lake County Fair Parade, which takes place on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 1.

Starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Main Street from Ninth Street to C Street and Martin Street from Estep Street to Main Street will be closed for the Lake County Fair Parade.

The parade will start between 5:30 and 5:45 p.m. at the old Natural High School property in the 800 block of N. Main Street and travel south on N. Main Street to Martin Street and then west on Martin Street to the Lake County Fairgrounds at 401 Martin St.

During the parade, detour routes will be available on N. Forbes and Armstrong streets.

Street closures are expected to be removed when the parade ends at approximately 6 p.m.

Up to 2,000 people are expected to be in attendance, the Lakeport Police Department said.

The public is asked to use caution when traveling in the area and to be aware of traffic controls.

The Lakeport Police and Public Works will be on site to provide for public safety.

To provide for additional disabled person parking during the Lake County Fair, the city of Lakeport, by city council order, has designated C Street between S. Forbes Street and the C Street fairgrounds gate as temporary disabled parking starting on Thursday and continuing through midnight on Sept. 4, police said.

Police said this will provide for eight additional disabled parking spots close to the fairgrounds.

All other vehicles found parked in this area will be cited, police said.