SALISBURY — Several downtown streets will be closed Friday evening and Saturday for the Cheerwine Festival.

The city advises drivers to seek alternate routes during the closures. Portable message boards in town and overhead message boards on Interstate 85 will announce detours.

The 200 block of North Main Street between Liberty and Council streets will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. Friday.

At midnight Saturday, closings include the 100 block of North Main Street; 100 and 200 blocks of South Main Street between Innes and Bank streets; and the 100 blocks of East and West Council streets and East and West Fisher streets.

At 6 a.m. Saturday, the 100 blocks of East and West Innes streets will be closed.

Drivers can expect the 100 blocks of East and West Innes streets to reopen after midnight Sunday. All other roads will reopen at 1 a.m. Sunday.

For more information about the Cheerwine Festival, visit cheerwinefestival.com.

On June 1, the 100 block of North Lee Street will be closed from 1 to 10 p.m.

Elsewhere, the removal of the Old Beatty Ford Road bridge over Interstate 85 has been progressing faster than scheduled.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has updated the detour schedule. Slow rolls will be used during lane closures.

Tuesday
• 9 p.m.: Southbound left lane closure at Exit 68 and northbound left lane closure at (Old) Old Beatty Ford.
• Midnight: I-85 southbound full detour from Exit 68 to Exit 63.

Wednesday

• 9 p.m.: Southbound left lane closure at Exit 68.
• 9 p.m.: Northbound left lane closure at (Old) Old Beatty Ford.
• Midnight: I-85 southbound full detour from Exit 68 to Exit 63.

Thursday

• 9 p.m.: Southbound left lane closure at Exit 68.
• 9 p.m.: Northbound left lane closure at (Old) Old Beatty Ford.
• Midnight: I-85 southbound full detour from Exit 68 to Exit 63.