New London — Visitors flocking to the downtown area for Sailfest will need to drive and park carefully, as several streets will either be closed or have parking bans enforced by police.

Starting at 4 a.m. Saturday, cars parked in the following streets will be issued parking tickets and towed:

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[naviga:li]Bank Street from Tilley Street to State Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]South Water Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]State Street from South Water Street to Eugene O'Neill Drive[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Atlantic Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Bank Street Connector[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Bank Street between Blinman Street and Woviotis Place[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Blinman Street between Bank Street and Brewer Street[/naviga:li]

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Starting at 6 a.m., the following streets will be closed to traffic and remain closed overnight:

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[naviga:li]State Street between Bank Street and Eugene O'Neill Drive[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]South Water Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Bank Street between Tilley Street and State Street[/naviga:li]

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The following streets also will be closed starting at 4 p.m. and reopen around 10 p.m.:

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[naviga:li]Eugene O'Neill Drive between Governor Winthrop Boulevard and Green Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Bank Street northbound from Howard Street[/naviga:li]

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Starting at 6 a.m., Water Street between Atlantic Street and State Street and South Water Street will be open to two-way traffic, with access to South Water Street via Atlantic Street and Water Street.

A control point will be established at the intersection of Atlantic Street and Water Street, limiting access to South Water Street to:

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[naviga:li]emergency vehicles[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]vendors for setup only[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]entertainers picking up and dropping off at the rear entrance of Dockside[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]businesses and residents on the east side of Bank Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]vehicles with parking passes for the private lots on South Water Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Fishers Island Ferry employees, families and customers. The last ferry leaving New London on Saturday will depart at 3:30 p.m., and the last ferry arriving from Fishers Island will arrive at 5:30 p.m.[/naviga:li]

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On Sunday, the following roads will be closed until the end of Sailfest:

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[naviga:li]State Street between Eugene O'Neill Drive and Bank Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]South Water Street[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Bank Street between Tilley Street and State Street[/naviga:li]

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Eugene O'Neill Drive also will be closed between Masonic Street and State Street from 9 to 9:15 a.m. for the staging of the 5K road race. The race begins at Citizens Bank and runs along Eugene O'Neill Drive, Tilley Street, Bank Street, Howard Street, Willetts Avenue, Montauk Avenue, Bank Street again, Tilley Street again, Huntington Street, Governor Winthrop Boulevard, Eugene O'Neill Drive again, and finishing on State Street.