Get ready for Car d'Lane

The 27th annual Car d’Lane Cruise and Show takes place today and Saturday, and the city of Coeur d’Alene is reminding community members the downtown area will have various road closures for the festivities.

Car d’Lane attracts thousands of residents and visitors downtown to view classic cars and trucks from 1975 and earlier. The car cruise around downtown will run from 6 to 9 p.m. today, and road closures will occur earlier to ensure ample time for vehicles to be moved and to help ensure pedestrian safety once the even begins.

The cruise route is expanded this year to allow more people to view and enjoy the classic cars.

Saturday’s full Car d’Lane show will take up much of downtown Sherman and Lakeside avenues. The road closure of that area will begin at 7 a.m. and last until 5 p.m. There will be numerous vehicle crossings on north and south streets to ensure motorists can continue to travel to businesses in the area.

The Coeur d’Alene Downtown Association operates the event.

- Closure areas from 4 to 9 tonight: Sherman Avenue from 11th Street to Second Street (cruise route begins at Eighth Street, but the car queue begins farther back); Lakeside Avenue from Eighth Street to Second Street; Coeur d’Alene Avenue from Second Street to Fourth Street; Indiana Avenue from Second Street to Fourth Street; Wallace Avenue from Second Street to Fourth Street; Mullan Avenue from Ninth Street to 10th Street; Ninth Street from Sherman Avenue to Mullan Avenue; 10th Street from Mullan Avenue to Sherman Avenue; Fourth Street from Sherman Avenue to Wallace Avenue; Second Street from Wallace Avenue to Sherman Avenue.

- Closure areas on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Sherman Avenue from Eigth Street to Lakeside Avenue; Lakeside Avenue from Seventh Street to Third Street. Note: Each north and south street from Second Street to Eighth Street will be open to vehicle traffic. Sherman and Lakeside will be barricaded at these intersections to ensure vehicles do not enter the event area.