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Biden in LA: See which streets to avoid
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks at a White House summit on climate change October 19, 2015 in Washington, DC. Biden remains at the center of rumors regarding a potential campaign for the U.S. presidency. (File Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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File photo of Vice President Joe Biden and Mayor Eric Garcetti meeting with small business owners and members of Congress in Los Angeles to discuss efforts to increase the minimum wage.
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Vice President Joe Biden is in Los Angeles on Sunday to attend a fundraiser for Mayor Eric Garcetti's reelection campaign. The trip is expected to cause traffic delays Sunday afternoon and evening through Monday morning.
The LAPD and Secret Service recommend motorists avoid the following areas during the vice president's visit:
Sunday, Jan. 8
- The area around Hilgard Ave. between Weyburn Avenue and Sunset Boulevard (Westwood Village) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- The area around Sunset Boulevard between Hilgard Avenue and Alta Drive (City of Beverly Hills) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- The area around Sunset Boulevard between Alta Drive (City of Beverly Hills) and Hilgard Avenue from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- The area around Hilgard Avenue / Malcolm Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Additionally, the Beverly Hills Police Department issued the following advisory about traffic delays expected for Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards:
Expect traffic delays this weekend in Beverly Hills, in the area of the Beverly Hilton, for the 74th Golden Globe Awards. Santa Monica Blvd. will be closed in both directions, from Wilshire Blvd. to the west City limits. Traffic on Wilshire Blvd., between the west City limits and Santa Monica Blvd., will be reduced to two lanes in each direction, which will heavily impact traffic.
- The area around Hilgard Avenue / Lindbrook Avenue between Le Conte Avenue and Westwood Boulevard from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- The area around Wilshire Boulevard between Malcolm Ave. and South Sepulveda Boulevard from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- The area around Imperial Highway between North Sepulveda Boulevard and Vista Del Mar from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- The area around Pershing Drive between Imperial Highway and Westchester Parkway from 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
ROAD CLOSURES (no bus routes impacted by the hard closures)
- Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, (residents and hotel guests only). Closed between Le Conte Ave. and Weyburn Ave. (W Hotel, Westwood Village) on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 12 p.m. through Monday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m.
- Malcolm Avenue, Los Angeles, (residents only / no large trucks). Closed between Le Conte Avenue and Weyburn Avenue (behind W Hotel, Westwood) on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. through Monday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m.
- North Palm Drive, Beverly Hills, (private residence / residents and event guests only). Closed south of Sunset Boulevard and north of Elevado Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8 from 2 p.m. through 8 p.m.
This story was updated.
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