{"id":164614,"date":"2026-04-13T16:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/164614\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:48:08","slug":"more-roads-are-now-closed-ahead-of-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/164614\/","title":{"rendered":"More Roads Are Now Closed Ahead of NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER<\/p>\n

As the 2026 NFL Draft draws near, drivers may be seeing more and more road closures.<\/p>\n

The Pittsburgh Local organizing committee, in partnership with PennDOT, Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Regional Transit, announced its second phase of road closures ahead of the monumental event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From April 13-April 21, drivers will not be able to access the following roads:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Casino Drive (from Sproat Way)\u00a0
\nNorth Short Drive (to Chuck Noll Way)\u00a0
\nReedsdale Street (to Tony Dorsett Drive)\u00a0
\nChuck Noll Way
\nTony Dorsett Drive
\nI-279 Southbound Exit 1B ramp to Reedsdale Street
\nReedsdale Underpass<\/p>\n

These closures are in addition to the previous closures announced as part of Phase One<\/a>.<\/p>\n

City officials say these restrictions are necessary to support event infrastructure, enhance public safety and create \u201ca seamless fan experience\u201d across the Draft footprint as preparations accelerate for the largest sporting event the city has ever hosted.<\/p>\n

\u201cHosting the NFL Draft is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Pittsburgh, and we\u2019re committed to ensuring both residents and visitors can experience it with ease,\u201d Jerad Bachar, President and CEO of VisitPITTSBURGH, says in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

VisitPITTSBURGH has also been pushing hard for residents and visitors alike to embrace the city\u2019s public transit when headed to the Draft; the new \u201cFootball Flyer<\/a>\u201d routes will shuttle passengers from all four cardinal directions to the event epicenter for free, although bus service to and from other parts of the city will be limited in order to accommodate Draft-specific routes, according to PRT\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a first-of-its-kind partnership<\/a> with Sheetz will provide travelers with free rides across the T\u2019s Red, Blue and Silver lines, as well as on the Monongahela Incline.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMajor events like the NFL Draft are exactly when public transit plays its most important role,\u201d Katharine Kelleman, CEO of Pittsburgh Regional Transit, says in a statement. \u201cWith frequent service, direct routes, and now free rides on our Football Flyer routes, we\u2019re making it easy for\u00a0 people across the region to get Downtown, enjoy the experience, and get home safely \u2014 without worrying about traffic or parking.\u201d<\/p>\n

No matter where you\u2019re coming from or going to during Draft weekend, city officials encourage all travelers to plan ahead and allow for extra time as 500,000-700,000 visitors make their way to the city April 23-25.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER As the 2026 NFL Draft draws near, drivers may be seeing more and more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[31803,73,75,74,4081,1704],"class_list":{"0":"post-164614","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh","8":"tag-2026-nfl-draft","9":"tag-pittsburgh","10":"tag-pittsburgh-headlines","11":"tag-pittsburgh-news","12":"tag-road-closures","13":"tag-traffic"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}