Driving in Hollywood? Be aware of these Academy Awards road closures

Driving through Hollywood may become a challenge in the next two weeks with the set-up, production and tear-down for the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Feb. 28 requiring multiple road and sidewalk closures.

With preparation for the Academy Awards already underway, the following road and sidewalk closures are now in effect:

• Orchid Alley, an access road behind the Hollywood & Highland complex, is closed until 8 a.m. on March 5
• North curb lane of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to the southeast corner of Orange Drive is closed until 6 p.m. on March 1
• North sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to 230 feet east of Orange Drive has been narrowed to an 8-foot-wide pedestrian access until 10 p.m. on March 1
• East and west curb lanes on Orange Drive between Hollywood Boulevard and Orchid Alley until 6 p.m. on March 5
• North curb lane of Hawthorn Avenue between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive until 6 a.m. March 1

On Feb. 21 the following closures will go into effect until 6 a.m. on March 1:

• South curb lane of Hawthorn Avenue between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive, starting at 6 a.m.
• Hawthorn Alley behind the El Capitan Theatre, from 300 feet east of Orange Drive to the “T” alley (The remainder of Hawthorn Alley will remain open from the “T” east to Highland Avenue, starting at 6 a.m.
• South sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard between Orange Drive and Highland Avenue, except for an 8-foot-wide pedestrian access, starting at 6 p.m.
• All lanes of Hollywood Boulevard between the southeast corner of Orange Drive and Highland Avenue, starting at 10 p.m.
• Complete closure of the north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard in front of The Dolby Theatre portal, starting at 10 p.m.
• North sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive, except for 8-foot-wide pedestrian access, starting at 10 p.m.
• Pedestrian crosswalk, mid-block on Hollywood Boulevard between Orange Drive and Highland Avenue, starting at 10 p.m.

On Feb. 22 the following closure will go into effect until 6 a.m. on March 1:

• Hawthorn Alley on the east side of the El Capitan Theatre, from Hollywood Boulevard south 210 feet to the east/west "T" alley, starting at 10 p.m.

On Feb. 26 the following closure will go into effect until 6 a.m. on Feb. 29:

• Hawthorn Avenue between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive, starting at 12:01 a.m.

On Feb. 27 the following closures will go into effect until 6 a.m. on Feb. 29:

• North and south sidewalks of Hawthorn Avenue between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive, starting at 12:01 a.m.
• Orchid Street, from 60 feet south of Franklin Boulevard to Orchid Alley, except for residents, emergency vehicles and hotel loading, starting at 6 a.m.
• Orange Drive between Orchid Alley and Hollywood Boulevard, except for local residents, local business access and emergency vehicles, starting at 6 a.m.
• North sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive, starting at 10 p.m., with the Metro station to be bypassed from the last regularly scheduled train on Feb. 27 until the first scheduled train after 6 a.m. on Feb. 29.
• West sidewalk of Highland Avenue between Johnny Grant Way and Hollywood Boulevard, starting at 10 p.m.
• Johnny Grant Way between Highland Avenue and Orchid Street, starting at 10 p.m.

On Feb. 28, the day of the event, the following closures will go into effect:

From 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 28 until 6 a.m. on Feb. 29

• Remainder of Hawthorn Alley between Orange Drive and Highland Avenue
• Orange Drive between Hawthorn Avenue and Hollywood
• North sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and 300 feet east of Highland Avenue in front of closed businesses
• South sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and 300 feet east of Highland Avenue, except for 8-foot-wide pedestrian access
• South sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard in front of Hawthorn Alley
• East sidewalk of Highland Avenue between Hollywood Boulevard and Hawthorn Avenue, except for 8-foot-wide pedestrian access
• West sidewalk of Highland Avenue between Hollywood Boulevard and Hawthorn Avenue, except for 8-foot-wide pedestrian access
• East sidewalk of Highland Avenue between Yucca Street and the alley, except for 8-foot-wide pedestrian access

From 4 a.m. on Feb. 28 until 6 a.m. on Feb. 29

• North and south crosswalks at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue intersection, from 4 a.m. until 6 a.m. on Feb. 29.

From 4 a.m. on Feb. 28 until 4 a.m. on Feb. 29

• Highland Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Franklin Avenue
• Hollywood Boulevard between La Brea Boulevard and Orange Drive
• Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard
• Hawthorn Avenue between Orange Drive and La Brea Boulevard
• Hawthorn Avenue between Highland Avenue and McCadden Place
• McCadden Place between Yucca Street and Hollywood Boulevard
• Yucca Street between Highland Avenue and Wilcox Avenue
• Wilcox Avenue between Sunset Blvd and Cahuenga Boulevard

There will also be restricted access on streets that end at or intersect with Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue at the discretion of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

Maps courtesy of AMPAS.