Obama's L.A. visit: Streets to avoid as motorcade takes over for Day 2

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President Obama arrives at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park to sign an executive order designating 346,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama arrives at the Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas to announce the executive order designating 346,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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Framed by the San Gabriel Mountains, President Obama announces an executive order designating 346,000 acres as a national monument, at the Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama signs an executive order making the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama signs an executive order making the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama holds 2-week-old Lucio Madrigal after the signing of the executive order designating a national monument. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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U.S. Secret Service agents get in position minutes before President Barack Obama speaks. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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Security personnel position themselves on a hill beside the stage before President Barack Obama arrives. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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Security personnel make a final inspection of the stage before President Barack Obama arrives. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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A Secret Service agent stands guard minutes before President Obama arrives on stage to announce an executive order designating 346,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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Kidscoop Media members, from left, Eden Rees, 9, Olivia Torrington, 9, Cassius Bythewood, 13, and Larrina Ellison photograph and wave as President Obama departs Los Angeles International Airport. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Ariel Jalali, chief executive of Sensay, far right, offers President Obama a job during a Q&A session at Cross Campus in Santa Monica. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama greets DeKoven Ashley, co-founder and chief operating officer of thrdPlace, an online platform for community planning and development, before speaking at Cross Campus in Santa Monica. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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A member of the audience asks President Obama a question during his stop at Cross Campus, a shared office complex in Santa Monica. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama at Cross Campus. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama hugs Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, with congressional candidate Ted Lieu, left, during a surprise stop at his campaign office in Venice. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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A crowd tries to get a glimpse of President Obama as he leaves state Sen. Ted Lieu’s headquarters in Venice after a surprise visit. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama with Rep. Steve Israel and state Sen. Ted Lieu at Lieu’s campaign headquarters. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama arrives at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama heads to a helicopter at Los Angeles International Airport. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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President Obama arrives in Los Angeles. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Oct. 10, 2014 5:38 AM PT

President Obama’s motorcade will strike again Friday before heading back to Los Angeles International Airport in the afternoon.

The good news for commuters is that the series of road closures will start just as the morning rush hour ebbs and should be done before the evening commute gets underway.

For those who won’t be stuck in the office Friday, Los Angeles police recommended avoiding the following areas to keep from getting stuck in traffic as Obama’s motorcade darts from Point A to Point B on the Westside.

Obama’s itinerary includes another Democratic National Committee fundraiser, after which he’s scheduled to arrive at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas, where he’s expected to announce an executive order carving out about half the Angeles National Forest to create the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

Here’s the list of areas to avoid:

Wilshire Boulevard between Veteran and Comstock avenues, from 9-11 a.m.

Beverly Glen Boulevard between Ashton Avenue and Bellagio Road, from 9-11 a.m.

Sunset Boulevard between Hilgard Avenue and Carolwood Drive, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Beverly Glen Boulevard between Bellagio Road and Pico Boulevard, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Pico Boulevard between Prosser Avenue and Century Park East, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

A “hard closure” will remain in place along Hilgard Avenue between Le Conte and Weyburn avenues until 6 p.m.

Obama’s L.A. visit: Streets to avoid as motorcade takes over for Day 2

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