WEST HOLLYWOOD—On June 1, the LASD West Hollywood Station announced road closures in West Hollywood this Pride weekend, running from Thursday, June 4, to Monday, June 8.
North San Vicente Boulevard will be closed between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue starting Thursday at 10 p.m. At noon on Friday, June 5, Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Boulevard, and North Robertson Boulevard will also be closed between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue. At the same time, North San Vicente Boulevard will be closed between Cynthia Street and Santa Monica Boulevard.
The Pride Parade will occur on June 7 with road closures from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the parade, Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed from Doheny Drive to Fairfax Avenue, and the side streets will also be closed. This closure will extend an additional block in both directions, north and south.
As part of these closures, several public parking facilities will be closed starting June 4 including the Library Garage, the Crescent Heights Lot, the Plummer Park South Lot, the Aquatic and Recreation Center Garage, the Five-Story Parking Structure, the Robertson Lot, and the Plummer Park South Lot.
West Hollywood’s Pride Ride shuttle will operate on Santa Monica Boulevard from La Brea Avenue to Kings Road between 5 p.m. and 3 a.m. Friday through Sunday. Between 5 p.m. and midnight, some shuttles will run to the Wilshire & La Cienega Metro D-Line Station in Beverly Hills, picking up and dropping off passengers at Huntley Drive and Melrose Ave.
The West Hollywood Sheriff Station asks all residents to use alternate routes when traveling and, if attending the Pride Weekend.
By Daniel Diquinzio