Vice President Joe Biden may be creating another "Bidenjam" as he heads Downtown today for a special event at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
He will be in town for the Stand Up to Cancer special, televised live to raise funds and awareness around the administration’s major cancer-fighting initiative. The event will also feature performances from the likes of Celine Dion, Keith Urban and others, and appearances from celebrities like Emma Stone, Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks and Matthew McConaughey.
Starting at 3:45pm, streets along the Vice President’s route and around Downtown will start rolling closures, continuing until 7pm, as reported by Deadline. Additionally, the blocks of First, Second, Hope and Grand immediately surrounding the Concert Hall will close starting at 1pm.
The LAPD’s announced closures today are as follows:
Pershing Drive between Westchester Parkway and Imperial Highway — 3:45 to 4:30
Imperial Highway between Vista Del Mar and California Street — 4:30 to 4:45
105 East Freeway between California Street and South Broadway — 4:45 to 5
110 Freeway between West 117th Street and West 1st Street — 5:00 to 5:15
Third Street between Huntley Drive and South Hope Street — 5:15 to 5:30
South Figueroa Street between West 5th Street and West Temple Street — 5 to 5:15
First Street between South Beaudry Avenue and South Olive Street — 5:15 to 5:30
Hope Street between West Temple Street and West Third Street — 5:30 to 5:45
South Figueroa Street and West Fifth Street — 6 to 7
South Hope Street between Second Street and 5th Street — 6 to 7
Grand Street between Third Street and Seventh Street — 6 to 7
Grand Street between Olive Street and Figueroa — 6 to 7
110 Freeway between West First Street and West 117th Street — 6 to 7
105 West Freeway between South Broadway and California Street — 6:30 to 7
Imperial Highway between California Street and Vista Del Mar — 6:30 to 7
Pershing Drive between Imperial Highway and Westchester Parkway — 6:30 to 7