LOS ANGELES -- Lakers fans planning to attend Monday’s 11 a.m. championship parade are highly encouraged to line the two-mile Figueroa Street parade route between 12th Street to the north and Jefferson Boulevard to the south, as all the immediate areas surrounding STAPLES Center and the L.A. LIVE sports, residential and entertainment district will be restricted by the Los Angeles Police Department and Department of Transportation.
The Lakers also encourage all fans to remember to celebrate safely and responsibly, as the parade will be a family event, and small children will be present. Parents are reminded to keep their children close, as prior championship celebrations have seen some young children become separated from their parents. Attendees are also encouraged to drink water and use sunscreen, since many are likely to be standing along the Figueroa corridor for several hours and the forecast calls for sunny weather.
Restaurants within L.A. LIVE will remain open during parade hours, yet access will be restricted to the district’s northern entrance off Olympic Boulevard. The entire southern side of L.A. LIVE will be restricted with absolutely no public viewing of the parade from 11th Street/Chick Hearn Court between Figueroa and Cherry Streets due to planned LAPD and DOT road closures.
Besides the Figueroa Street parade route between 11th Street and Jefferson Boulevard, the LAPD and DOT will close the following streets in the immediate STAPLES Center and L.A. LIVE area:
Figueroa Street between Olympic and 11th Street
11th Street/Chick Hearn Court between Figueroa and Cherry Street
Cherry Street between Olympic and Pico Boulevards
LAPD/DOT street closures further along the parade route include:
Flower Street between Washington and Jefferson Boulevards
Jefferson Boulevard between Figueroa and Hoover Streets
And Figueroa Street between Jefferson and Exposition Boulevards where there is ongoing construction
LAPD/DOT will begin closing the immediate area surrounding STAPLES Center and L.A. LIVE approximately 12 a.m. (PDT) on June 21.More updates.. Just click any links...
