PITTSBURGH -- The city of Pittsburgh has announced several street closures near PNC Park for the All-Star Game.

Street Closures: Color-Coded Map

The following streets will be closed to traffic:

July 5 at 6 a.m. to July 12 at 6 a.m.:

• Mazeroski Way from General Robinson Street to the cul-de-sac
• North Shore Drive from Tony Dorsett Drive to Mazeroski Way

July 7 at midnight to July 12 at 6 a.m.:

• General Robinson Street from Tony Dorsett Drive to Sandusky Street
• Mazeroski Way from Reedsdale Street/Lacock Street to the cul-de-sac
• Federal Street from Lacock Street to Fort Duquesne Boulevard (including Roberto Clemente Bridge)
• Isabella Street from Sandusky Street to Federal Street
• Art Rooney Avenue from Tony Dorsett Drive to Reedsdale Street

July 5 at 6 a.m. to July 11 at 8 p.m.:

• Tenth Street between French Way and Fort Duquesne Boulevard

July 7 at 6 a.m. to July 12 at 6 a.m.:

• Tenth Street bypass from the Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne bridges to Eleventh Street
• Eleventh Street from Smallman Street to Fort Duquesne Boulevard
• Fort Duquesne Boulevard from Ninth Street to Eleventh Street

July 5 to July 12: French Way and Garrison Place will be closed, except for local business traffic, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

July 9-11: Penn Avenue may have brief lane restrictions and closures between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street.

July 11 from noon to 5 p.m.:

• Sixth Street between Penn Avenue and Fort Duquesne Boulevard
• Fort Duquesne Boulevard between Seventh and Stanwix streets

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Also, the following information comes from WTAE Channel 4's news exchange partner, thePittsburgh Tribune-Review:

In accordance with an ordinance passed by Pittsburgh City Council, there will be a temporary safety zone in effect from July 7 at midnight until 6 a.m. on July 12.

Safety Zone: Map 1 | Map2

The zone stretches from LaCock Street to the Allegheny River, including the Roberto Clemente Bridge; and from Tony Dorsett Drive to Sandusky Street.

This area will be closed to general vehicular traffic.

The boundaries for the safety zone around the David L. Lawrence Convention Center are from Ninth Street to Eleventh Street and from the Allegheny River to Penn Avenue. This area will be closed to general vehicular traffic from 6 a.m. on July 7 until 6 a.m. on July 12. Pedestrians are allowed.

Limited vehicular traffic for deliveries and access to parking facilities will be allowed inside the safety zones. All vehicles entering the safety zones must go through a security checkpoint at 21st and Smallman streets or on Art Rooney Drive. All motorists entering the safety zone must consent to a search.

Law enforcement officers will be posted at all major intersections and the city's tow pound will expand its hours of operation from 7 am. to 11 p.m. July 7 through July 11.

The taxi stand normally located near the Springhill Suites at the corner of General Robinson and Federal streets will be moved to South Commons and Federal Streets. A handicapped dropoff and pickup area will be at Isabella and Sandusky streets and at Tenth Street and French Way.

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Port Authority will also enhance existing service and provide special bus and rail service for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 11, and associated activities beginning July 7.

Customers seeking service information are asked to refer to yellow "Way To Go Pittsburgh All-Star Game" pamphlets available on Port Authority vehicles at all major schedule rack locations and at Port Authority’s Downtown Service Center.

Fifteen Port Authority bus routes serve the stop on Sandusky Street at Isabella Street, just one block east of PNC Park.

Those routes are 1A New Kensington, 1B Saxonburg Boulevard, 1C Middle Road, 1D Mt. Royal, 1F Millvale, 6A Troy Hill, 6C Spring Garden, 6D Spring Looper, 11A McKnight, 12A North Hills Shopper, 16A Ohio River Boulevard, 16B Brighton, 16F City View, 17B Avalon-Shadeland and 500 Highland Park-Bellevue.

To help facilitate traffic movement from downtown Pittsburgh on Monday and Tuesday, July 10-11, Port Authority will waive its HOV-2 restriction on the Wabash HOV facility and open it to all automobile traffic in the outbound direction beginning at 1 p.m. both days.

The facility will close to inbound HOV-2 traffic at noon, two hours earlier than normal, on both days to accommodate the change.

For more information, visit portauthority.org or to call Port Authority Customer Service at (412) 442-2000.