Joe Biden’s coming to Los Angeles today, so plan your commute accordingly
Call it “Bidenjam,” or just your typical evening commute in Los Angeles, but Vice President Joe Biden is coming to town Wednesday, which means road closures and possible delays.
Biden will spend part of the day in San Diego to speak about trade regulation enforcement, then come to Los Angeles to attend the ESPY Awards, where he will present the Jimmy V Perseverance Award to sports broadcaster and cancer survivor Craig Sager, according to the White House.
The vice president’s visit will result in road closures in the several areas. The Los Angeles Police Department has advised drivers to avoid the following areas at the following times:
• 4 to 5:30 p.m. – Imperial Highway between Vista Del Mar and Sepulveda Boulevard
• 4 to 5:30 p.m. – Figueroa and Flower streets between 3rd Street and Wilshire Boulevard
• 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Flower Street between 4th Street and Venice Boulevard
• 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Pico Boulevard between Hope Street and the 110 Freeway
• 6 to 7:30 p.m. – L.A. Live Way between Pico and Olympic boulevards
• 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. – Chick Hearn Court between the 110 Freeway and Figueroa Street
• 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. – Imperial Highway between Vista Del Mar and Sepulveda Boulevard
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In downtown Los Angeles, the lower two-lane portion of eastbound 4th Street on the north side of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel will be closed between Figueroa and Flower streets from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The upper portion of eastbound 4th Street from Beaudry Avenue, west of the 110 Freeway to Hope Street, will be restricted to vehicles and buses only from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., according to the LAPD.
The vice president will leave Los Angeles for Honolulu, where he will meet with high-ranking Japanese and South Korean dignitaries, then head to Australia.
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