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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Regional Transit and Sheetz announced a partnership that would make fares on PRT’s light rail system on the Monongahela Incline free from April 23rd to April 25th, which is the weekend of the 2026 NFL Draft on the North Shore. Sheetz will cover all of these fares. Pittsburgh is expecting between 500,000 and 700,000 visitors for this upcoming NFL draft, and public transit is expected to see an increase in ridership that is significant throughout the weekend.