Biden's Arrival Has L.A. Bracing for Traffic
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By Duanli Zhu
Monday, October 6, 2014 | 12:37 p.m. PDT
Traffic starts to build up on L.A. streets. (Cynthia Dieyi/ATVN)
Vice President Joe Biden is arriving in Los Angeles for a two-day visit that starts on Monday afternoon and includes a series of fundraisers and a talk on minimum wage.
On Monday, Biden will attend a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and another fundraiser with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, according to Los Angeles Times.
On Tuesday, Biden will join in a roundtable discussion with Mayor Eric Garcetti about raising the minimum wage.
As Biden’s trip is expected to increase traffic in L.A. during rush hour Monday and Tuesday, the LAPD is reminding motorists to avoid the following areas:
Monday traffic warnings:
- Near the 405 Freeway and Santa Monica Boulevard from 3 to 6 p.m.
- Near Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard from 3 to 8 p.m.
- Near Sunset Boulevard between North Barrington Avenue and Mandeville Canyon from 5 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday traffic warnings:
- Near Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard from 8 to 10 a.m.
- North Broadway between West 19th Avenue and Daly Street from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- North Spring Street between South Avenue 18 and Arcadia Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Near West Cesar East Chavez Avenue and North Grand Avenue from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Grand Avenue between West Cesar East Chavez Avenue and West Olympic Boulevard from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
We will update this story as we get more information.
