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Road closures in downtown Pittsburgh for this weekend's Pride events

PITTSBURGH — Some roads are already closed in downtown Pittsburgh for this weekend's Pride events.

That includes Liberty Avenue between 7th and Grant, as well as a portion of Smithfield Street, Garrison Place, William Penn Place and 10th Street.

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No parking is allowed on portions of those streets through 6 a.m. Monday.

Roads closing at 7 p.m. Friday are:

  • Liberty Avenue between 6th Street and 9th Street (6th Avenue remains open)
  • 9th Street between Penn Avenue & Liberty Avenue
  • Northbound Seventh Avenue between William Penn Place & Liberty Avenue (PAT buses & emergency vehicles only)
  • Tito Way between Liberty Avenue & Exchange Way
  • Strawberry Way between Liberty Avenue & Smithfield Street
  • Coffee Way between Sixth Avenue & Strawberry Way
  • Wood Street between Liberty Avenue & Sixth Avenue

Starting at 6 a.m. Saturday, Sixth Avenue will close between Wood Street and Penn Avenue.

For the EQT Equality March on Sunday, the following roads will close at 8 a.m. and reopen no later than 3 p.m.:

  • Boulevard of the Allies between Grant Street & Stanwix Street
  • Wood Street & Smithfield Street remain open crossing Boulevard of the Allies for PAT buses & emergency vehicles
  • First Avenue between Boulevard of the Allies & Smithfield Street

These roads will close starting at 11:30 a.m. and reopen no later than 3 p.m.:

  • Grant Street between Boulevard of the Allies and Sixth Avenue
  • Fifth Avenue between Penn Avenue & Grant Street
  • Liberty Avenue between Fifth Avenue & Stanwix Street
  • Wood Street between First Avenue & Third Avenue
  • Smithfield Street between First Avenue & Oliver Avenue
  • Cherry Way between First Avenue & Oliver Avenue
  • McMasters Way between Fifth Avenue & Market Square

Parking will not be allowed in the following areas on Sunday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

  • Boulevard of the Allies between Grant Street & Stanwix Street
  • Fifth Avenue between Smithfield Street & Penn Avenue
  • First Avenue between Boulevard of the Allies & Smithfield Street

There's also a rolling closure for the Peoples Pride 2K18 March starting at 10:30 a.m. for the following roads:

  • Crawford Street between Bedford Avenue & Centre Avenue
  • Centre Avenue between Crawford Street & Sixth Avenue
  • Sixth Avenue between Centre Avenue & Grant Street
  • Grant Street between Sixth Avenue & Fifth Avenue
  • Fifth Avenue between Grant Street & Liberty Avenue
  • Liberty Avenue between Fifth Avenue & Stanwix Street
  • Stanwix Street between Liberty Avenue & Forbes Avenue
  • Forbes Avenue between Stanwix Street & Wood Street

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