NFL Draft is over, Pittsburgh road closures aren't. Avoid these streets
More Pittsburgh road closures will take place after the NFL Draft 2026. These are the streets you should avoid now.
Following a record-setting three days that saw 805,000 fans football fans come to the Steel City, Pittsburgh is returning to normal after hosting 2026 NFL Draft . During the draft, which took place April 23–25, numerous roads were shut down to accommodate the draft and the accompanying fan experience . Now, most roads have reopened — but a few areas remain shut down as the city cleans up from the weekend's events.
Here are the areas to avoid. Which roads are blocked during NFL Draft cleanup in Pittsburgh? The day after the NFL Draft wrapped up, a new set of roads shut down, and more will follow later in the week.
Streets clsoed April 26-May 1 include: Casino Drive from Sproat Way North Shore Drive to Chuck Noll Way Reedsdale Street to Tony Dorsett Drive Chuck Noll Way Tony Dorsett Drive I-279 southbound Exit 1B More Pittsburgh roads to close in May After the roads that are closed from April 26 to May 1 are set to reopen, three more Pittsburgh streets will be blocked near Acrisure Stadium. From May 7-10, these streets will be shut down: Art Rooney Drive West General Robinson Street to Tony Dorsett Drive Scotland Avenue Roads reopen following the NFL Draft During the NFL Draft, from April 22-25 , 17 roads were closed to traffic. Following the draft, they're open again.
These roads include: Sproat Way North Shore Drive from Chuck Noll Way to Mazeroski Way Mazeroski Way West General Robinson Street Lacock Street I-279 southbound Exit 1B ramp Route 65 southbound ramp to Fort Duquesne Bridge Route 65 northbound ramp from Fort Duquesne Bridge T1 ramp from Reedsdale Street 6th Street Bridge, or the Roberto Clemente Bridge 7th Street Bridge, or the Andy Warhol Bridge Sixth Street Fort Pitt Bridge on-ramp from 10th Street Bypass Commonwealth Place Liberty Avenue Extension Penn Avenue from Stanwix Street to 9th Street Liberty Avenue/PPG Paints Arena Exit off Fort Pitt Bridge Where did the NFL Draft take place? Events scheduled during the NFL Draft were split across the Allegheny River, with the Draft Theater and Main Stage located on the North Shore in the area outside Acrisure Stadium, according to Visit Pittsburgh . The NFL Draft Experience, a free fan festival, was set up at Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh.