Obama Road Closures to Avoid Today and Friday

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a list of areas to avoid today and Friday because of President Barack Obama’s visit.

The following areas should be avoided between 1-6 p.m. today:

-- Evans Road and Monorca Drive; and

-- Napoli Drive and Sunset Boulevard.

The following areas should be avoided between 2-3 p.m. today:

-- Sepulveda Boulevard between Lincoln Boulevard and Century Boulevard;

-- Pico Boulevard and 23rd Street; and

-- Barrington Avenue and Palms Boulevard.

The following areas should be avoided between 2-4 p.m. today:

-- Centinela Avenue and Bundy Avenue;

-- Bundy Avenue and the Santa Monica (10) Freeway; and

-- San Diego (405) Freeway and Sunset Boulevard

The following areas should be avoided between 3-6 p.m. today:

-- Sunset Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway;

-- San Diego Freeway and Mulholland Drive; and

-- Mulholland Drive and Coldwater Canyon Drive.

The following areas should be avoided between 5-8:30 p.m. today:

-- Coldwater Canyon Drive and Beverly Drive;

-- Beverly Drive and Sunset Boulevard; and

-- Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard .

The following areas should be avoided between 8-11 a.m. today:

-- Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard;

-- Santa Monica Boulevard and Century Park East;

-- Century Park East and Pico Boulevard;

-- Pico Boulevard and Overland Avenue;

-- Overland Avenue and National Boulevard;

-- National Boulevard and Santa Monica Freeway; and

-- San Diego Freeway and Centinela Avenue.

The following areas should be avoided between 8 a.m.-noon Friday:

-- Arroyo Boulevard and Mountain Street;

-- Mountain Street and the Foothill (210) Freeway;

-- Ventura (134) Freeway and Colorado Boulevard; and

-- Colorado Boulevard and Figueroa Street.

The following areas should be avoided between 9 a.m.-noon Friday:

-- York Boulevard and Avenue 51; and

-- Yosemite Drive and Avenue 56.

The following streets in Pasadena will be closed from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday:

-- Seco Street between West Drive and Lincoln Avenue;

-- Rosemont Avenue between West Drive and Lincoln Avenue;

-- Rosemount Avenue between Prospect Terrace and North Arroyo Boulevard;

-- West Drive between Linda Vista Avenue to Salvia Canyon Road; and

-- Rosemount Avenue between North Arroyo Boulevard and Seco Street.

Merv Griffin Way between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills will be closed from 2 p.m. today to noon Friday.

City News Service

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