Forbes, Carson, bridges to close Sunday for Open Streets event

Thousands of people are expected to participate in Pittsburgh’s first Open Streets event of 2017 on Sunday, and odds are just as many drivers will be frustrated by it.

closes down major thoroughfares in different city locations three times a summer, allowing pedestrians, runners and cyclists to move freely on streets normally filled with vehicles. Residents and businesses along the route often turn the event into something of a mega-block party.

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However, motorists must find alternate routes for the duration of the event, which can create traffic headaches very quickly.

On Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

from Market Square all the way to the Birmingham Bridge, and Carson Street from the Birmingham Bridge to 10th Street. Both the Birmingham and 10th Street bridges will also be closed, as well as the Armstrong Tunnel.

The closures are in addition to the

from 8 pm. Friday until Tuesday morning for an ongoing construction project.

Motorized traffic is allowed to cross the route at designated intersections. Three water and first aid stations, along with more than a half-dozen restroom stops, will be staged along the route. A pair of fitness hubs – in Market Square and South Side – will be available for participants.

The event series, sponsored by

and the

and held on the last Sunday of May, June and July, is in its fourth year. In June, it will stretch from Downtown to the West End, and in July, from Downtown to Lawrenceville along Penn Avenue, according to BikePGH.

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