The Pasadena Police Department will lock down 56 streets near the Rose Parade this year with water barricades, police cruisers and armed officers in an attempt to prevent a truck attack similar to deadly incidents in Berlin, Germany and Nice, France.

Though no known threats exist, Police Chief Phillip Sanchez said the Rose Parade’s heightened and constantly evolving security is now the norm for the annual New Year’s celebration, which attracts hundreds of thousands from around the world.

The parade, which is normally on New Year’s Day, is on Monday, Jan. 2 this year due to the Tournament of Roses’ “never on a Sunday” rule.

“This will be very obvious to you when you arrive at the parade route,” Sanchez said Wednesday at a press conference detailing local and federal authorities efforts to secure the event.

The city is installing the barriers on side streets beginning at 5 p.m., Sunday. The parade route won’t close until 7 a.m., Monday.

Sanchez said the decision to use barricades is in response to previous incidents throughout the world.

In July, a terrorist killed 86 people in Nice, France after driving into a large crowd watching fireworks on Bastille Day. Then on Dec. 19, a man in a semi-truck struck and killed 12 people at a Christmas Market in Berlin. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for both attacks.

To prevent a similar attack in Pasadena, the city is closing off all 56 streets that connect to the parade route, Sanchez said.

“We’re trying to take the speed out of the equation,” Sanchez said of the barricades.

The Pasadena Police Department is working with the Joint Regional Intelligence Center, a coordinator for anti-terrorism efforts in Southern California, to monitor for suspicious truck rentals and other threats.

Pasadena already partners with county, state and federal authorities on parade security. Last year, the Rose Parade received one of the highest security designations, putting Pasadena on the same level as the Super Bowl and a handful of other events throughout the country. The new designation means even greater assistance from federal agencies. This year, the Department of Homeland Security put the Secret Service in charge, but the FBI, Homeland Security, Border Patrol, the Coast Guard, the ATF and more than a dozen other agencies provide resources.

Special Agent in Charge Rob Savage said the Secret Service is a natural fit because of their long history of event planning. Their selection is not indicative of any greater threat, he said.

Police officials said earlier this month that they would have more security in place for the 2017 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game than last year. That includes more than 1,500 uniformed and undercover officers throughout the city; cameras along the entirety of the parade route; bomb sniffing dogs; and for the first time, the use of metal detectors on every person entering the Rose Bowl.

Attendees should arrive early and only bring permitted items, per the guidelines on the Rose Bowl’s website.

Officers can search any vehicle that gets too close to the parade route, with scanning technology that can detect bomb components being used on large trucks.

Both the Parade and the Rose Bowl Game have been designated a “No Drone Zone” and police will respond to any violators, Sanchez said.

People attending the parade can text ROSEPARADE to 888777 to receive public safety alerts relating to the event.