Hollywood Street Closures For 2019 Oscar® Week
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 February 2019 07:49
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To ensure public safety and facilitate the production of the 2019 Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans around the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
To accommodate the construction of press risers, fan bleachers and pre-show stages along the Oscars red carpet, Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, February 17, and remain closed until 6 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27.
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MTA subway trains will bypass the Hollywood & Highland station after the last regularly scheduled train on Saturday, February 23, until Monday, February 25. Service at the station will resume with the first scheduled train after 6 a.m.
Between Sunday, February 10, and Oscar Sunday, February 24, additional streets and sidewalks will be closed for varying periods.
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Details of the closures and maps of affected areas are available from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Sixth and the Thirteenth District City Council field offices and on the Academy's website at http://www.oscars.org/closures.
The 91st Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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