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Today is when Hollywood and Highland really starts to feel the pain of hosting the Academy Awards for another year. Hollywood Boulevard is set to close to traffic at 10 pm for the block between Highland and Orange. Pedestrians are blocked as well from the sidewalk in front of the Kodak Theatre. The closures can continue until a week from tomorrow at 6 am. There are also smaller related closures during this week, but the next big threshhold is crossed on Saturday, the day before the TV show:
1 Day Prior to Show (Saturday, February 23, 2008):1. Close Orange Drive from Orchid Alley to Hollywood Boulevard, from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 except for local residents, local business access, and emergency vehicles.
2. Close Orchid Street from 60 feet south of Franklin Boulevard to Orchid Alley from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 except for residents, emergency vehicles, and hotel loading.
3. Close north and south sidewalk of Hawthorn Avenue from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008.
4. Close north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008. MTA station to be by-passed from the last regularly scheduled train on Saturday, February 23 until the first scheduled train after 6 a.m. on Monday, February 25, 2008. Pedestrian traffic rerouted to south sidewalk.
5. Close west sidewalk of Highland Avenue from the Johnny Grant Way south to Hollywood Boulevard from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008.
6. Close Johnny Grant Way from Highland Avenue to Orchid Street from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008.
On Sunday, of course, all bets are off traveling anywhere in that part of Hollywood. Oscars street closure page.