Make way for Oscar

Here's your golden opportunity to steer cleer of Oscar-related detours and street closures.

When Oscar comes to Hollywood, he brings glittering celebrities, high fashion, throngs of fans and of course, street closures and detours. If your path takes you to the vicinity of Hollywood and Highland, here’s what’ll you need to know to ensure you don’t get snubbed by the 84^th Annual Academy Awards.

Lane and sidewalk closures began weeks ago to accommodate set-up for the awards. As the big day approaches, closures will become more frequent and larger in scale. A full list of planned closures is available on the Oscars website.

For Metro riders, the ceremony will mean a few temporary service changes. The Red Line Hollywood/Highland station will be closed all day Sunday, February 26 (trains will skip the stop.) Routes of buses that normally travel down Hollywood Boulevard will also be affected—see Metro’s online notice for details.

Posted 2/22/12