Attendees of Mitt Romney’s visit to Lebanon at 5 p.m. Saturday are being advised to arrive early and give plenty of time for traffic.

While some public parking will be available in the area around downtown Lebanon, visitors are being advised to park in the Warren County Fairgrounds parking lot, 665 N. Broadway (Ohio 48), or at the Warren County Government Complex, 550 Justice Drive, in Lebanon. Shuttles will take attendees from those two sites to downtown Lebanon.

Broadway will be closed between Silver and Main Street all day. Main Street (Ohio 63) will be closed between Sycamore and West Streets from approximately 4:30 until 6 p.m.

Some traffic delays are expected. Visitors travelling from the south to the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival in Waynesville should consider an alternate route, officials advised. Instead of travelling north along U.S. 42, attendees of the Sauerkraut festival should take I-75 north to Ohio 73 and head east.

“In the afternoon, anyone coming through Lebanon can probably anticipate some detours and maybe even delays,” said Lebanon Police Chief Jeff Mitchell.

Mitchell said the Lebanon Police Department has been working to coordinate security and traffic control with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and the Secret Service.

“It’s an effort that requires a lot of work,” Mitchell said.

The Golden Lamb is known for the number of presidents who have visited there — George W. Bush became the 12th in 2004, and the only sitting president who made a stop at the iconic restaurant and inn. In 2008, John McCain drew one of his biggest crowds in Ohio when he appeared there with his running mate, Sarah Palin.

Saturday’s event is free to attend, but a ticket is required.