The Los Angeles Police Department issued a list of areas to avoid Thursday and Friday because of President Barack Obama’s visit.
The following areas should be avoided between 1-6 p.m. Thursday:
- Evans Road and Monorca Drive; and
- Napoli Drive and Sunset Boulevard.
The following areas should be avoided between 2-3 p.m. Thursday:
- Sepulveda Boulevard between Lincoln Boulevard and Century Boulevard;
- Pico Boulevard and 23rd Street; and
- Barrington Avenue and Palms Boulevard.
The following areas should be avoided between 2-4 p.m. Thursday:
- Centinela Avenue and Bundy Avenue;
- Bundy Avenue and the Santa Monica (10) Freeway; and
- San Diego (405) Freeway and Sunset Boulevard
The following areas should be avoided between 3-6 p.m. Thursday:
- Sunset Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway;
- San Diego Freeway and Mulholland Drive; and
- Mulholland Drive and Coldwater Canyon Drive.
The following areas should be avoided between 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday:
- Coldwater Canyon Drive and Beverly Drive;
- Beverly Drive and Sunset Boulevard; and
- Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard .
The following areas should be avoided between 8-11 a.m. Friday:
- Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard;
- Santa Monica Boulevard and Century Park East;
- Century Park East and Pico Boulevard;
- Pico Boulevard and Overland Avenue;
- Overland Avenue and National Boulevard;
- National Boulevard and Santa Monica Freeway; and
- San Diego Freeway and Centinela Avenue.
The following areas should be avoided between 8 a.m.-noon Friday:
- Arroyo Boulevard and Mountain Street;
- Mountain Street and the Foothill (210) Freeway;
- Ventura (134) Freeway and Colorado Boulevard; and
- Colorado Boulevard and Figueroa Street.
The following areas should be avoided between 9 a.m.-noon Friday:
- York Boulevard and Avenue 51; and
- Yosemite Drive and Avenue 56.
The following streets in Pasadena will be closed from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday:
- Seco Street between West Drive and Lincoln Avenue;
- Rosemont Avenue between West Drive and Lincoln Avenue;
- Rosemount Avenue between Prospect Terrace and North Arroyo Boulevard;
- West Drive between Linda Vista Avenue to Salvia Canyon Road; and
- Rosemount Avenue between North Arroyo Boulevard and Seco Street.
Merv Griffin Way between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills will be closed from 2 p.m. Thursday to noon Friday.
— Staff and wire reports