Road closures in downtown Phoenix precede visit from Vice President Harris
Several roads were closed in a portion of downtown Phoenix on Thursday, tying up traffic for morning commuters.
The closures were due to the anticipated visit on Friday from Vice President Kamala Harris to the Phoenix area.
Roque Espinoza, a Phoenix street transportation worker, said the following road closures were in effect:
Second Street was closed from Van Buren Street to between Fillmore and Taylor streets.
Taylor Street was closed from First to Third streets.
Polk Street was closed from First to Second streets.
Third Street was closed from Taylor to Van Buren streets.
Harris and her vice presidential pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will campaign in Arizona on Friday as part of a cross-country battleground state tour, according to a Harris campaign official. The vice president has been a frequent visitor to Arizona, coming here six times during her tenure in the Biden administration.
The visit to the Phoenix area on Friday will mark her first time visiting as the candidate at the top of the presidential ticket.
Arizona is a crucial battleground state on the electoral map. President Joe Biden won by fewer than 11,000 votes here in 2020, his smallest margin of any state.
A reporter for La Voz and The Arizona Republic, David Ulloa Jr. can be reached at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Kamala Harris in Arizona: Road closures tie up downtown ahead of visit