Picklesburgh To Prompt Downtown Road Closures, Restrictions

PITTSBURGH, PA - If you are traveling around Downtown this weekend, you could find yourself in a pickle - or more accurately a Picklesburgh-induced traffic detour.

The three-day pickle-centric festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, is expanding this year and so will the amount of streets it will impact. The following road and parking restrictions will be in place:

• The Roberto Clemente Bridge (Sixth Street Bridge) and Fort Duquesne Boulevard westbound (river side) between Stanwix and Seventh streets will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday through Monday afternoon, opening before evening rush hour.

• No parking on Fort Duquesne Boulevard from Stanwix to Seventh streets and on Stanwix Street from Penn Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard starting 9 a.m. Thursday. They will open before Monday evening’s rush hour.

Road and parking restrictions also will occur on the North Shore:

• Federal Street will be closed from the Roberto Clemente Bridge (Sixth Street Bridge) to General Robinson Street beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday through Monday afternoon, opening before evening rush hour. Isabella Street from Sandusky to Federal streets will also be restricted, except for local traffic.

• No parking on West General Robinson Street from Federal Street to Mazeroski Way, and on Isabella Street from Federal to Sandusky streets starting at 9 a.m. Thursday. They will open before Monday evening’s rush hour.