HOLLYWOOD --Unless you plan on walking the red carpet today,
you'll want to steer clear of Hollywood, where several roads around the Kodak
Theatre are closed for the Academy Awards.
Starting about 4 a.m. today, Hollywood Boulevard will be closed from La Brea Avenue to Cahuenga Boulevard, and Highland Avenue will be closed down between Franklin Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. Those roads are expected to be closed until about 6 a.m. Tuesday to accommodate crews cleaning up after the show.
Several side streets intersecting Hollywood Boulevard also will be closed, as will the Highland Avenue offramp from the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway.
Metro subway trains will bypass the Hollywood and Highland station until about 6 a.m. Monday.
Parking restrictions will be in place on numerous streets on Sunday, and violators will be towed.
From 6 a.m. to midnight, parking will be prohibited on the following streets: -- Franklin Avenue between La Brea Avenue & Cahuenga Boulevard; - - Hollywood Boulevard between Cahuenga Boulevard & Vine Street, north side; - - Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue & Cahuenga Boulevard; -- Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue & La Brea Avenue; -- Highland Avenue between Franklin Avenue & Sunset Boulevard; -- Hawthorn Avenue between La Brea Avenue & Highland Avenue; -- Orange Drive between Hollywood Boulevard & Sunset Boulevard; -- Sunset Boulevard between Detroit Street & Vine Street; -- Wilcox Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & Franklin Avenue; -- McCadden Place between Yucca Street & Hollywood Boulevard; -- Yucca Street between Highland Avenue & Las Palmas Avenue; -- Highland Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & Santa Monica Boulevard, east side; -- Wilcox Avenue between Fountain Avenue & Sunset Boulevard; -- De Longpre Avenue between Wilcox Avenue & Cahuenga Boulevard; -- Cole Place between Cahuenga Boulevard & Fountain Avenue; and -- Fountain Avenue between Wilcox Avenue & Cole Place. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, parking will be banned on the following streets: -- Santa Monica Boulevard between Highland Avenue & McCadden Place, north side; -- Santa Monica Boulevard between Highland Avenue & Mansfield Avenue, south side; -- Highland Avenue between Santa Monica Boulevard & Sunset Boulevard, east side; -- Highland Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & De Longpre Avenue, east side; -- Cahuenga Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard & Hollywood Boulevard; -- Cahuenga Boulevard between Hollywood Boulevard & 101 Freeway, west side; -- Vine Street between 101 Southbound Freeway & Sunset Boulevard, west side; -- Vine Street between Homewood Avenue & Fountain Avenue, west side; -- Vine Street between Lexington Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard, west side; -- Fountain Avenue between Vine Street & Highland Avenue, north side; -- La Brea Avenue between Lexington Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard, both sides; and -- La Brea Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & Franklin Avenue. From 6 a.m. to midnight Sunday, parking will be prohibited on: -- Outpost Drive between Franklin Avenue & La Pressa Drive; -- Outpost Circle between Outpost Drive & Hillside Avenue; and -- El Cerrito Place between Outpost Drive & Hillside Avenue. A map of affected streets is available online at www.oscars.org/closures. Vehicles that are towed will be impounded at Hollywood Tow, 1015 N. Mansfield Ave. Owners can call the city Department of Transportation at (866) TOW-AWAY or Hollywood Tow at (323) 466-8583 to redeem their vehicles.
Starting about 4 a.m. today, Hollywood Boulevard will be closed from La Brea Avenue to Cahuenga Boulevard, and Highland Avenue will be closed down between Franklin Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. Those roads are expected to be closed until about 6 a.m. Tuesday to accommodate crews cleaning up after the show.
Several side streets intersecting Hollywood Boulevard also will be closed, as will the Highland Avenue offramp from the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway.
Metro subway trains will bypass the Hollywood and Highland station until about 6 a.m. Monday.
Parking restrictions will be in place on numerous streets on Sunday, and violators will be towed.
From 6 a.m. to midnight, parking will be prohibited on the following streets: -- Franklin Avenue between La Brea Avenue & Cahuenga Boulevard; - - Hollywood Boulevard between Cahuenga Boulevard & Vine Street, north side; - - Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue & Cahuenga Boulevard; -- Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue & La Brea Avenue; -- Highland Avenue between Franklin Avenue & Sunset Boulevard; -- Hawthorn Avenue between La Brea Avenue & Highland Avenue; -- Orange Drive between Hollywood Boulevard & Sunset Boulevard; -- Sunset Boulevard between Detroit Street & Vine Street; -- Wilcox Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & Franklin Avenue; -- McCadden Place between Yucca Street & Hollywood Boulevard; -- Yucca Street between Highland Avenue & Las Palmas Avenue; -- Highland Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & Santa Monica Boulevard, east side; -- Wilcox Avenue between Fountain Avenue & Sunset Boulevard; -- De Longpre Avenue between Wilcox Avenue & Cahuenga Boulevard; -- Cole Place between Cahuenga Boulevard & Fountain Avenue; and -- Fountain Avenue between Wilcox Avenue & Cole Place. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, parking will be banned on the following streets: -- Santa Monica Boulevard between Highland Avenue & McCadden Place, north side; -- Santa Monica Boulevard between Highland Avenue & Mansfield Avenue, south side; -- Highland Avenue between Santa Monica Boulevard & Sunset Boulevard, east side; -- Highland Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & De Longpre Avenue, east side; -- Cahuenga Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard & Hollywood Boulevard; -- Cahuenga Boulevard between Hollywood Boulevard & 101 Freeway, west side; -- Vine Street between 101 Southbound Freeway & Sunset Boulevard, west side; -- Vine Street between Homewood Avenue & Fountain Avenue, west side; -- Vine Street between Lexington Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard, west side; -- Fountain Avenue between Vine Street & Highland Avenue, north side; -- La Brea Avenue between Lexington Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard, both sides; and -- La Brea Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & Franklin Avenue. From 6 a.m. to midnight Sunday, parking will be prohibited on: -- Outpost Drive between Franklin Avenue & La Pressa Drive; -- Outpost Circle between Outpost Drive & Hillside Avenue; and -- El Cerrito Place between Outpost Drive & Hillside Avenue. A map of affected streets is available online at www.oscars.org/closures. Vehicles that are towed will be impounded at Hollywood Tow, 1015 N. Mansfield Ave. Owners can call the city Department of Transportation at (866) TOW-AWAY or Hollywood Tow at (323) 466-8583 to redeem their vehicles.
