Street closures scheduled in Burbank for President Obama appearance on 'Ellen'

Street closures scheduled in Burbank for President Obama appearance on ‘Ellen’

President Barack Obama looks out the window of his presidential limousine while en route to NBC studios for an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in this 2012 file photo.

Feb. 11, 2016 10:36 AM PT

Burbank police warned drivers of several street closures scheduled for Thursday afternoon as President Barack Obama rolls through the city for a taping of Ellen Degeneres’ talk show.

From 2:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m, Olive Avenue and Barham Boulevard will be closed in both directions from Riverside Drive to Forest Lawn Drive.
From 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., and later from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., intersections will be closed in both directions on Hollywood Way from San Fernando Boulevard to Olive Avenue.

Obama’s “Ellen” interview is scheduled to air Friday.

Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com

Twitter: @atchek

Alene Tchekmedyian

Alene Tchekmedyian is an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, focusing on accountability stories and writing about failures by officials to comply with transparency laws. Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader.