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Obamajam Traffic: Check Out Which Roads To Avoid
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)
President Barack Obama is making his rounds in Los Angeles Monday and Tuesday, and that can only mean one thing for Angelenos—Obamajam.
He'll be arriving at LAX today to hit up two fundraising events, including the homes of basketball icon Magic Johnson and media proprietor Haim Saban. On Tuesday, Obama will be in Hancock Park early Tuesday morning for a fundraiser at the home of Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman, and then in Glendale for a talk at DreamWorks Animation, according to KABC and NBC Los Angeles.
These are the streets that will be potentially backed-up by Obama traffic:
Monday, Nov. 25:
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Obama's plane will arrive at LAX. Surrounding streets around LAX airport will be blocked-off as he will most likely take a helicopter to Westwood.
4:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Street closures in Westwood and Beverly Hills, as well as the 405 Freeway to La Cienega Blvd. Santa Monica Blvd. to Venice Blvd. will also likely be backed-up.
Tuesday, Nov. 25:
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8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.: The surrounding area of Wilshire Blvd. in Hancock Park, from Fairfax Ave. to Western Ave. and Beverly Blvd. to Pico Blvd.
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm.: Glendale will have some traffic jams on San Fernando Rd., Riverside Dr., and on Grandview Ave. to North Pacific Ave. Also, from West Kenneth Rd. to Victory Blvd., San Fernando Rd., and the 5 and 134 Freeways.
1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Traffic around surrounding streets near LAX when Obama departs from L.A.
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