Funeral Procession Details -- Oakland Traffic-Hell Advisory
The City of Pittsburgh has announced a route for the funeral procession for the public memorial service to be held this Thursday, April 9, at 1:00 p.m. at Petersen Events Center for the three City of Pittsburgh police officers killed in the line of duty this past Saturday.
Fifth Ave:
* Will be used as the staging area for all marked police and public safety vehicles.
* The staging area on Fifth will be starting at Bellefield Ave and proceeding west until at least Craft Ave if not further
* Fifth Ave will be closed starting at 10:00AM till 12:30 PM at which time the west bound curb lane will be open for traffic until 15:00 hours, at which time the funeral processions will begin
* Allegheny County Port Authority will close outbound bus traffic on Fifth Avenue and move bus operations to Forbes Avenue outbound at 09:30 AM.
* Inbound bus traffic will turn right on Bellefield, then left on Bayard, then left onto Bigelow, crossing Fifth and Forbes and accessing The Boulevard of the Allies through Schenley Park.
* Cross over streets for Fifth Avenue are: Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard; Fifth and Meyran Avenues; and Fifth Avenue and McKee Place.
Funeral Procession Route
· Leave City-County Building on Grant Street
· Take Grant to Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway
· Exit busway at Neville Street ramp
· Neville Street to Fifth Avenue
· Right onto Fifth Avenue
· Right onto DeSoto Street
· Left onto Terrace Street
· Right onto Sutherland Drive, to the Petersen Center
Allequippa Street
* Closed from entrance of OC Lot, east to University Drive at 08:00 AM.
Robinson Street
* From Wadsworth to Center Avenue, both sides of the street will be used as a staging area for additional resources.
Fifth Ave:
* Will be used as the staging area for all marked police and public safety vehicles.
* The staging area on Fifth will be starting at Bellefield Ave and proceeding west until at least Craft Ave if not further
* Fifth Ave will be closed starting at 10:00AM till 12:30 PM at which time the west bound curb lane will be open for traffic until 15:00 hours, at which time the funeral processions will begin
* Allegheny County Port Authority will close outbound bus traffic on Fifth Avenue and move bus operations to Forbes Avenue outbound at 09:30 AM.
* Inbound bus traffic will turn right on Bellefield, then left on Bayard, then left onto Bigelow, crossing Fifth and Forbes and accessing The Boulevard of the Allies through Schenley Park.
* Cross over streets for Fifth Avenue are: Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard; Fifth and Meyran Avenues; and Fifth Avenue and McKee Place.
Funeral Procession Route
· Leave City-County Building on Grant Street
· Take Grant to Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway
· Exit busway at Neville Street ramp
· Neville Street to Fifth Avenue
· Right onto Fifth Avenue
· Right onto DeSoto Street
· Left onto Terrace Street
· Right onto Sutherland Drive, to the Petersen Center
Allequippa Street
* Closed from entrance of OC Lot, east to University Drive at 08:00 AM.
Robinson Street
* From Wadsworth to Center Avenue, both sides of the street will be used as a staging area for additional resources.