President Obama's L.A. visit today will block Westside streets

LOS ANGELES -- Traffic delays are expected today in Century City, Beverly Hills and other parts of the Westside, as well as around L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles this evening, because of the visit by President Barack Obama for three campaign fundraisers.

Starting about 12:30 p.m., traffic will be restricted on parts of Pico Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars, as well as on Sunset and Beverly Glen boulevards and Doheny Drive.

Pico will be closed between Overland Avenue and Beverly Drive, and Avenue of the Stars will be closed between Olympic and Sunset boulevards until about 2:30 p.m.

Starting about 3 p.m., Sunset will be closed between Doheny Drive and Beverly Glen Boulevard, and Whittier Drive will be closed between Sunset and Santa Monica boulevards.

The presidential motorcade is expected to head downtown from the Century City area about 5 p.m., and police warned that Motor Avenue, between National and Pico boulevards, and the Avenue of the Stars, between Pico and Santa Monica boulevards, would be affected. Parts of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway also will be affected.

Obama will spend the night in the area, and Avenue of the Stars is expected to closed Monday between Santa Monica and Pico boulevards between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Source: http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21719872/president-obamas-visit-today-will-block-westside-streets?source=rss_viewed

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