There’s nothing like seeing the Rose Parade in person. But the traffic congestion can also be a thing to behold. Plan ahead and take note of the multiple on-ramp and road closures around the City of Roses in the run-up to the 135th Rose Parade and 110th Rose Bowl.
Colorado Boulevard will close at 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, and will remain closed through the end of the staging and cleanup after the parade. Pasadena residents with property access via Colorado Boulevard, take note: if you’re playing host to a New Year’s Eve shindig, viewing party or expecting vendor deliveries, let them know to arrive before 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31 or park in areas without restricted parking. The parade route will reopen by 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1.
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The Rose Parade kicks off at 8 a.m. at the corner of Green Street and Orange Grove Boulevard, and the 5-1/2-mile route travels north on Orange Grove before turning east onto Colorado Boulevard. The floral cavalcade then turns north onto Sierra Madre Boulevard and ends at Villa Street.
Street closures will be in effect from 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31 through 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1, through Colorado Boulevard, from Orange Grove Boulevard to Sierra Madre Boulevard and northbound on Sierra Madre to Paloma Street.
To expedite travel in or through downtown, use Walnut Street or the 210 freeway for east/west travel north of Colorado Boulevard and use Del Mar Boulevard or Cordova Street for east/west travel south of Colorado.
The following cross streets to Colorado will be closed to north/south trabel from 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1 to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2:
-St. John Avenue;
-Pasadena Avenue;
-Fair Oaks Avenue;
-Marengo Avenue;
-Los Robles Avenue;
-El Molino Avenue;
-Lake Avenue;
-Wilson Avenue;
-Hill Avenue;
-Allen Avenue;
-Craig Avenue; and
-Altadena Avenue.
Caltrans will close multiple on-ramps for the Rose Parade and staff will control traffic at various locations. Some signal lights will also be turned off…
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