President Dmitri Medvedev is expected to arrive at Hickam Air Force base Friday morning.
Then from approximately 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., major roads including Nimitz or the H-1 freeway will be closed in the townbound direction between the base past the airport and Waikiki.
More traffic jams are expected as waikiki checkpoints get set up at Ala Moana boulevard and at Lewers Street. These are both for pedestrians and drivers seeking access to the secure zones around the Hale Koa, Fort DeRussy, Hilton Hawaiian village.
Then late tomorrow night around 10:35 p.m., President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive, and once again the route to Waikiki will be shut down for their transit.
The first freeway closure of APEC week took place this morning with the arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
And that meant traffic jams from the airport area all the way to Waikiki.
The Chinese president arrived in honolulu just after 8:30 this morning.
Shortly after that, Honolulu police secured the H-one freeway by shutting down the onramps from the airport viaduct all the way to Waikiki.
The city is asking residents for patience and cooperation, especially as the major APEC events take place this weekend.
Most of the buses going through waikiki will also be rerouted starting tomorrow.
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