Tuesday, December 30, 2025

City Releases Map of Street Closures, Traffic Impacts and Timing

Colorado Boulevard will close to motor vehicles at 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve as the city prepares for the 2026 Tournament of Roses Parade.

The boulevard will remain closed through staging and post-parade cleanup, reopening by 2 p.m. on New Year’s Day.

A midnight 5K race will bring additional restrictions. The run from Pasadena Avenue to Hill Street will require cross-traffic closures at eight intersections beginning at 11 p.m.: Pasadena Avenue, El Molino Avenue, Fair Oaks Avenue, Marengo Avenue, Los Robles Avenue, Lake Avenue and Wilson Avenue. Those intersections will reopen when the race concludes.

Staging areas for the 5K will close even earlier. Streets from St. John Avenue to DeLacey Avenue and from Marengo Avenue to Euclid Avenue will shut down at 6 p.m. Dec. 31.

North-south crossings along the parade route will be closed to all traffic from 10 p.m. Dec. 31 through 6 a.m. Jan. 1, then restricted to emergency vehicles only until 2 p.m.

Sierra Madre Boulevard will be closed to southbound traffic from 10 p.m. Dec. 31 through 6 a.m. Jan. 1, though northbound travel will be maintained.

Drivers seeking to navigate around closures should use Walnut Street or the 210 Freeway for east-west travel north of Colorado Boulevard, and Del Mar Boulevard or Cordova Street for east-west travel to the south. The 134 Freeway also provides regional access.

Visitors wishing to avoid driving can use Metro A Line (Gold) stations located along the parade route.

Merchants and residents along Colorado Boulevard expecting vendor deliveries or hosting viewing parties should ensure guests arrive before 10 p.m. or plan to park in unrestricted areas and walk in.

For questions about towed vehicles on New Year’s Day, call (626) 577-6426 between 5 p.m. Dec. 31 and 6 p.m. Jan. 1. For closure and access questions, call the Visitor Hotline at (877) 793-9911 or visit cityofpasadena.net.