Rose Bowl renovations won’t affect upcoming game

Ongoing stadium renovations won’t affect the 90,000-plus fans expected to attend the 2012 Rose Bowl game between the Oregon Ducks and Wisconsin Badgers, Rose Bowl officials said this week.

The stadium is undergoing a five-year, $160-million renovation that includes adding luxury seats and a new press box to the 89-year-old facility.

Construction on a new video board on the north side of the stadium is complete, and four tunnels on the south of the stadium have doubled in width.

“Fans attending the game will recognize the stadium is undergoing a renovation, but the impacts are mitigated and we expect a great event,” said Darryl Dunn, Rose Bowl Operating Co. chief executive.

Seating hasn’t been affected by the construction, Dunn said. He added that renovation work would resume Jan. 3, the day after the game.

“The construction will be similar to what fans experienced for the sold-out Gold Cup soccer final in June and also the entire UCLA season,” Dunn said.

Tailgaters will face guidelines instituted by city officials earlier this year, after two men were stabbed outside the stadium at a UCLA-USC game in 2010.

Drinking from glass containers is prohibited, as is loud music and music with inappropriate language.

Parking lots will be open to the public six hours before kickoff, two hours fewer than allowed under previous rules. Drinking alcohol is prohibited in all tailgating sections after kickoff.

Canopies will not be allowed in stadium parking lots, Dunn said.

Although the crowd will be much larger than the turnout for most UCLA home games this season, Pasadena Police Lt. Phlunte Riddle said she doesn’t expect anything out of the ordinary from Wisconsin and Oregon fans.

“The crowds that come to these games are no different than at most other games played at the Rose Bowl during the regular season,” she said.

adolfo.flores@latimes.com