You might want to stay home if you can

Police today advised the public to avoid portions of Santa Monica, Brentwood, Westwood and Beverly Hills Thursday in connection with Obama’s visit.
The following areas should be avoided from 1:30-3:30 p.m.:

• The area around Centinela Avenue between Ocean Park Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard
• The area around Lincoln Boulevard between Pico Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard. The following areas should be avoided from 3:30-5 p.m.
• The area around Santa Monica Boulevard between 26th Street & Ocean Avenue
• The area around Ocean Avenue between Pico Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard.

The following areas should be avoided from 5-7:30 p.m.:

• The area around San Vicente Boulevard between Ocean Avenue and Bundy Drive
• The area around Sunset Boulevard between Allenford Avenue and Barrington Avenue
• The area around Sunset Boulevard between Allenford Avenue and Roxbury Drive.

The following areas should be avoided from 7:30-9 p.m.:

• The area around Beverly Glen Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard
• The area around Wilshire Boulevard between Sawtelle Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard.

Hilgard Avenue in Westwood will be closed between Le Conte Avenue and Weyburn Avenue from 8 a.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Friday. Service on Metro Bus Lines 2 and 302 on Hilgard Ave between Le Conte Avenue and Weyburn Avenue will be canceled from 11 a.m. Thursday through 4 p.m. Friday.

Full story at http://patch.com/california/santamonica/obama-visit-snag-traffic-santa-monica-thursday