Pasadena closes outdoor dining on Colorado Boulevard ahead of Rose Parade

PASADENA, Calif. - The City of Pasadena is preparing for the 2022 Rose Parade, asking all restaurants on Colorado Boulevard to remove outdoor dining setups.

While restaurants were required to remove equipment by Tuesday, city staff will start to remove traffic barriers along the road Wednesday, returning some roads back to normal traffic patterns ahead of the parade. Once those barriers are removed and other maintenance is completed, the city will begin with parade prep.

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In addition to street dining, the city is suspending sidewalk dining along the parade route and cross streets within a block of the route. That will take effect from 8 a.m. on Dec. 31 until 8 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2022.

Traffic barriers will be reinstalled for Colorado Boulevard dining on Jan. 6.

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