The City of Coralville will close or open several Coralville streets to local traffic only on Friday during the RAGBRAI celebration, according to a news release.

RAGBRAI began Sunday at the Missouri River in western Iowa, and it will end at the Mississippi River on Saturday. Riders are expected to arrive in Coralville Friday.

The affected streets include 12th Avenue between Fifth Street and the northern library driveway and Seventh Street between Fifth Street and 14th Avenue; they will be closed Thursday through Saturday afternoon.

Several streets won’t close until Friday or will be open to local traffic only beginning Wednesday morning. These include parts of: Eighth Street, Ninth Street, 13th Street, 14th Street, and 18th Street .

Beginning Thursday evening, the city will close the City Hall, Library/Town Center, Recreation Center, Police, Fire, and Aquatic Center parking lots; that will end at noon Saturday.

Coralville Transit will be free to the public all day on Friday.

— by Chastity Dillard