Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to fill Leesburg for Bikefest this weekend.

Business owners are pleased to see a major construction project finished just in the nick of time after a rough start to 2015.

“For a time we had no way into town on Main Street and for another period of time we had one way in but no way out,” said Rick Yokuty, who owns The Hat Man owner.

The multimillion-dollar streetscape project replaced underground water lines and resurfaced Main Street.

During the several months of construction, April 24 was always circled on the calendar.

“It’s critical to our downtown and to our community, to have Main Street closed at Bikefest just wasn’t going to happen,” Leesburg Deputy City Manager Mike Rankin said.

As Bikefest opened, motorcycles roared down Main Street. By the end of the three-day festival, as many as 200,000 motorcycles are expected to have traveled the brand new pavement.

Because the pavement is so new and so soft, free coasters are being offered as support for motorcycle's kickstands. Also all down Main Street there are wooden strips to ensure bikes don’t topple over.

If you don’t have a motorcycle and don’t want to deal with parking there are other options.

“We’ve got a bus transportation system," Leesburg Partnership president Greg Thorpe said. "There’s lots of places to park and ride through our Lake Xpress bus program so you can find a way to get from outside venues into the main venues along with Gator Harley."

The event features 75 free concerts, death-defying motorcycle acts, and even an outdoor barber shop.

There are also hundreds of vendors, and downtown businesses with sidewalk sales.

"It's huge," Yokuty said. "We do about three or four months' of work in one weekend."

Event organizers estimates Bikefest will have as much as a $200 million economic impact on Lake County as a whole.

For a complete schedule of events and shuttle and parking information, visit leesburgbikefest.com.