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Obamajam Traffic: These Are The Streets To Avoid This Week
President Barack Obama will be making his rounds through L.A. on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool/Getty Images)
Brace yourselves, Obamajam is coming. Yes, President Barack Obama will be making his rounds through Los Angeles once again—and that means Angelenos will be stuck in awful, bumper-to-bumper traffic on Thursday and Friday.
On the first leg of his trip, the President will be heading over to the studio for Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday for a live taping, followed by a Democratic National Committee fundraiser, according to CBS Los Angeles. He'll then stay in L.A. overnight before he takes off on Friday to head over to Phoenix, AZ, so he can give them hellish traffic as well.
Here are the streets to avoid:
Thursday, March 12, 2015
The area around Sepulveda Blvd. between Lincoln Blvd. & Century Blvd. from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The area around North Hollywood Way between West Empire Ave. & N. Glenoaks Blvd. from 3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
The area around Sheldon St. between Roscoe Blvd. & San Fernando Rd. from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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The area around Sheldon St. between Roscoe Blvd. & San Fernando Rd. from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The area around Highland Ave. between The Hollywood Bowl & Sunset Blvd. from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The area around Ocean Ave. between Pico Blvd. & San Vicente Blvd. from 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m
The area around San Vicente Blvd. between Ocean Ave. & 25th St. from 4:00p.m. - 7:30p.m.
The area around Ocean Ave. between San Vicente Blvd. & Pico Blvd. from 6:00 p.m- 8:00 p.m.
The area around Overland Ave between National Place & Tennessee Ave. from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The area around W. Pico Blvd. between Overland Ave. and Century Park East from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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The area around Avenue of the Stars between W. Pico Blvd. & W. Olympic Blvd. from 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
There will be a hard street closure in the northbound and southbound lanes of Sepulveda Blvd., between Lincoln Blvd. and Century Blvd. The closure will be for an eight-minute period between 3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Hard street closures also include:
Hollywood Blvd., east and westbound traffic, between North Orange Drive and North Highland Ave. from 4:25 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Hawthorn Ave., east and westbound traffic, between North Orange Drive and North Highland Ave. from 4:25 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
20th St., between Marguerita Ave. and Carlyle Ave. (in the city of Santa Monica) from 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
19th St., between Marguerita Ave and Carlyle Ave (in the city of Santa Monica) from 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Avenue of the Stars, 1 ½ southbound lanes from Galaxy Way
Due to street closures, the following bus routes will be rerouted to utilize alternate stops during the above listed times: MTA bus #156, #212, #217, #222 and #312
Riders should contact the MTA for any alternate locations.
Friday, March 13, 2015
The area around W. Pico Blvd. between Avenue of the Stars & Westwood Blvd. from 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
The area around Overland Ave. between W. Olympic Blvd. & National Blvd. from 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
The area around S. Centinela Ave. between Pico Blvd. & Ocean Park Blvd. from 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
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