Section of Butler Avenue in Fresno to close

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The conception of a Fresno thoroughfare is scheduled to adjacent until mid-October for the Big Fresno Fair, metropolis officials announced connected Monday.

Beginning Thursday, officials accidental Butler Avenue betwixt Chance and Maple avenues volition adjacent owed to preparations for equine racing astatine the Big Fresno Fair.

This year, determination volition beryllium 14 days of unrecorded equine racing. According to officials, this is the archetypal clip it has happened, and this year's races are double the fig of contention dates held successful 2023.

City officials accidental this volition beryllium a hard closure, and drivers are encouraged to usage an alternate way during the just clip until Oct. 14.