Permitted Vehicles Entry Procedures
The Downtown Central Business District (CBD) will be closed to most vehicular traffic beginning Wednesday, September 23rd at 12 midnight. It is the City's goal to re-open Downtown to all vehicles as soon as possible on the evening of Friday, September 25.
In order to accommodate Downtown residents, employees, businesses, and visitors, Pittsburgh Police have permitted the following vehicles to enter the CBD at one of three designated locations: Smithfield Street Bridge at West Carson Street; Fifth Avenue at Ross Street; and Roberto Clemente Bridge at Isabella Street. Such vehicles can exit Downtown at any location outside the Secret Service’s security perimeter.
Permitted
Vehicles
- Vehicles
of Downtown Residents
- Residents
must present their driver’s license which must indicate their
Downtown address. They do not need to provide vehicle registration.
If you do not have a Downtown address, please contact the Department of Public Safety and arrangements
will be made.
- Motorcycle
riders will have the same requirements as cars.
- Guests
of residents will not be permitted to drive their vehicle across
the entry points.
- If
you are a Downtown resident located within the Secret Service’s security perimeter, you will be unable to access parking within
the area. Pittsburgh Police will work with residents to find
alternate Downtown parking. Contact resource
- Port
Authority Buses and Marked Port Authority Support Vehicles
- Port
Authority buses will drop-off, transfer, and pick-up customers at
certain locations Downtown.
- ACCESS
vehicles
- Service
will be available during the Summit at no change in hours, but
officials recommend that any trips to Downtown be rescheduled if
possible. The Downtown offices will be closed Sept. 23-25 but the
ACCESS phone line will remain open, (412) 562-5353 or TDD relay
1-800-654-5984.
- Commercial
Deliveries at Limited Hours
- Drivers
must present their manifest or bill with a delivery to a Downtown
address.
- Tractor
Trailer deliveries must be made between the hours of 5 a.m. and 6
a.m.
- All
other commercial deliveries must be made between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m.
- No
exceptions will be made beyond these hours.
- United
States Postal Service
- Driver
and occupant must show Postal Identification.
- FED
EX Marked Vehicles
- No
restriction on access hours
- Driver
and occupants must show company ID. There may be up to three
employees in vehicle.
- UPS
Marked Vehicles
- No
restriction on access hours
- Driver
and occupants must show company ID. There may be up to three
employees in vehicle.
- Armored
Vehicles for Pick up or Delivery at Downtown Businesses
- No
restriction on access hours
- Drivers
must present their manifest or bill with a delivery to a downtown
address to enter during the permitted times.
- Medical
Supply Delivery Vehicles
- No
restriction on access hours
- Drivers
must present their manifest or bill with a delivery to a Downtown
address.
- Downtown
Hotel Shuttles
- No
restriction on access hours
- Taxi
Cabs
- No
restriction on access hours
- Taxi
cabs will be able to drop-off and pick-up customers within the
traffic perimeter. They will then have to proceed to one of three
taxi stands for their next fare:
- Liberty
Avenue at Commonwealth Plaza
- Wood
Street from Forbes Avenue to Oliver Plaza
- 600
Liberty Avenue
- Zip
Car
- No
restriction on access hours
