NFL Draft In Pittsburgh: How To Get There With Traffic Gridlock Expected

PITTSBURGH, PA — With the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh just a week away and hundreds of thousands of spectators expected to attend, a question likely lingers among Pittsburghers wanting to go.

With most roads closed around the draft staging area outside of Acriscure Stadium and at Point State Park, how do I get there?

Pittsburgh Regional Transit is providing some options.

The transit agency will operate four Football Flyers from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day from April 23-25. The bus routes will operate every 15 minutes on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24, and every 30 minutes on Saturday, April 25.

All four Football Flyers will serve bus stops near Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh and a bus stop near PNC Park on the North Shore.

The Football Flyers will be free courtesy of the Pittsburgh Organizing Committee and The Pittsburgh Foundation.

99N - Will start at the McCandless Park and Ride (9700 McKnight Road), travel to the Ross Park and Ride (5204 Perry Highway) and will use the HOV lanes on I-279.

99E - Will start at the Monroeville Mall and serve every station along the East Busway.

99S - Will start at the Large Park and Ride (219 Peters Creek Road) and serve every station along the South Busway.

99W - Will start at the University Boulevard Park and Ride (9000 University Boulevard), serve every stop on the West Busway, the Lower Station of the Duquesne Incline, and the Lower Station of the Monongahela Incline.