The City of Pittsburgh has provided a permit to the Mario Lemieux Foundation in order that they may hold their annual Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run & 3.3 Mile Family Walk On Sunday morning, October 4, 2026.
The run will close portions of Centre Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Grant Street, Forbes Avenue, Smithfield Street, The Smithfield Street Bus Lane & The Smithfield Street Bridge; East Carson Street, S. 1st, McKean, S. 5th and S. 10th Streets, the South Tenth Street Bridge, Second Avenue, The Armstrong Tunnels, Forbes Avenue, Boyd & Diamond Streets, Sixth & Centre Avenues back to the main entrance of PPG Paints Arena on Centre Avenue.
Barricade placement will begin at the start, on Fifth Avenue at PPG Paints Arena, and finish lines, on Centre Avenue at PPG Paints Arena, as early as 6:30 AM with all barricades anticipated to be in place by 7:15 AM.
The run will start at 8:00 AM, with the walk shortly thereafter.
Streets are anticipated to be open no later than 11:00 AM.
Start: 10/04/2026 — End: 10/04/2026
The City of McKeesport has notified Pittsburgh Regional Transit of safety concerns related to concrete work occurring at a parking garage in the 300 Block of Lysle Boulevard requiring the temporary discontinuance of the bus stop located under the structure.
The stop on Lysle Boulevard at Locust Street (Farside) (Stop ID 18195) will be discontinued effective Monday, June 28, 2025.
The bus stop will be discontinued for approximately three (3) months while repairs are made to the structure.
Riders for routes 55, 56, 59 and 60 should board and alight buses at the prior existing stop locations:
*Routes 55, 56 and 59 - Lysle Boulevard at McKeesport Transportation Center (Stop ID 9919)
*Route 60 - McKeesport Transportation Center at Bay #2 (Stop ID 18158)
Start: 07/28/2025 — End: 12/25/2049