Site visitors on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena can be changed by barbecues, folding chairs and coolers beginning Wednesday night time forward of the 137th Event of Roses Parade on New 12 months’s Day.
Which means highway closures, site visitors congestion and plenty of individuals. A forecast of rain is including one other layer of complexity for campers and parade-goers.
Earlier than the petals hit the steel, right here’s what you need to know:
Avenue closures
The 5.5-mile parade route begins on Orange Grove Boulevard, then turns east onto Colorado for the majority of the trek earlier than ending at Sierra Madre Boulevard.
Avenue closures will start at 10 p.m. on New 12 months’s Eve, and roadways will reopen at 2 p.m. on New 12 months’s Day:
- Officers will block site visitors on Colorado, the principle leg of the parade route.
- All north-south roads intersecting the route between Del Mar Boulevard and the 210 Freeway additionally can be closed to site visitors over that point interval.
- Sierra Madre Boulevard can be closed to southbound site visitors for the length.
A midnight 5K race will add one other layer of in a single day restrictions.
Starting at 11 p.m. Wednesday, cross-traffic can be shut down at a number of intersections between Pasadena and Hill avenues, together with El Molino, Honest Oaks, Marengo, Los Robles, Lake and Wilson avenues. These intersections will reopen as soon as the race concludes.
Race staging will start even earlier. Streets alongside Colorado Boulevard from St. John Avenue to De Lacey Avenue, and from Marengo Avenue to Euclid Avenue, will shut at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Attending to the parade
The parade kicks off at 8 a.m. and runs for 2 hours.
Officers suggest avoiding driving to the occasion. Metro’s A Line (Gold) runs alongside the parade route and offers entry to a number of viewing areas.
For individuals who do drive, plan to get there early. Campers and in a single day spectators will arrange on sidewalks alongside the parade route starting Wednesday morning. The Pasadena Division of Transportation “strongly” advises parade-goers park earlier than 6 a.m. the day of the occasion. Rose Bowl parking will be pre-purchased.
Drivers making an attempt to get across the closures are inspired to make use of Walnut Avenue or the 210 Freeway for east-west journey north of Colorado Boulevard, and Del Mar Boulevard or Cordova Avenue to the south. The 134 Freeway can also be an possibility.
For info on towed automobiles on New 12 months’s Day, name (626) 577-6426 between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 6 p.m. Thursday.
Guidelines of the highway
Rain is anticipated for this yr’s Rose Parade, however umbrellas usually are not permitted alongside the parade route as a result of they block the view for others. Put on a rain rain jacket or poncho as an alternative.
Tenting is permitted alongside the parade route starting Wednesday. All gadgets, together with blankets, chairs and luggage, should stay on the curb till 11 p.m.
After that point, spectators could transfer ahead to the blue “honor line” chalked on the highway however not past it.
Tents, bonfires and fireworks usually are not allowed.
With temperatures dipping, campers are urged to make use of weather-rated sleeping luggage. Small, professionally manufactured barbecues are allowed, so long as they’re elevated a minimum of a foot off the bottom, positioned a minimum of 25 toes from buildings, and accompanied by a close-by hearth extinguisher.
Questions on closures or entry will be directed to the customer hotline at (877) 793-9911 or discovered on-line.
