Want to Know Which Roads Will Be Closed This Weekend For Light-Up Night?

Keep this list handy if you have any plans to be Downtown.
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PHOTOS BY RENEE ROSENSTEEL | PITTSBURGH DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP

The weekend of Light-Up Night is one of the busiest of the year Downtown. Thousand converge on the Golden Triangle for the annual holiday kickoff. To accommodate the concerts, holiday market, fireworks, Santa and other events, a number of streets will be closed.

Below is the street closure schedule, courtesy of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.

Friday, Nov. 18 from 6 p.m. to Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 a.m.

  • Stanwix Street northbound from Liberty Avenue to Fort Duquesne Blvd only.
  • Penn Avenue Extension from Stanwix Street to Gateway T-Station Triangle Park.
  • Penn Avenue from Sixth Street to Stanwix Street (allowing garage traffic).
  • Fort Duquesne Blvd. westbound from Stanwix Street to Seventh Street.
  • Cecil Place between Fort Duquesne Blvd & Penn Avenue (partial closure).

Friday, Nov. 18 from 3 – 11 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 19 from 4 p.m. to midnight

  • Fourth Avenue from Stanwix Street to Wood Street.

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 7 a.m. to Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 a.m.

  • Fort Duquesne Blvd. eastbound from Stanwix Street to Sixth Street (allowing garage traffic & dock access).
  • Stanwix Street southbound from Liberty Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard.

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 4 to 9:30 p.m.

  • Market Square.
  • Forbes Avenue between Stanwix Street & Market Square.
  • Graeme Street between Fifth Avenue & Market Square.
  • Market Street between Fifth Avenue & Market Square.
    Commonwealth Place past Wyndham Hotel valet to Stanwix. Street (garage traffic only, exit only after 4 p.m.).
  • Fort Duquesne & Sixth Street garage – exit only.

Saturday, Nov. 19 from 6:30 to  9:30 p.m.

  • Fort Duquesne Boulevard eastbound from Sixth Street to Seventh Street – this may close as early as 3 p.m. crowd dependent.

Saturday, Nov 19 from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

  • Sixth Street from Liberty Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard.
  • Penn Avenue from EQT Garage entrance to Seventh Street.
  • Barkers Place from Penn Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard.
  • Scott Place from Penn Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard.
  • McCrea Way from Sixth Street to Barkers Place.
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