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City of Pittston, PA
Luzerne County
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The speed limit for both directions of traffic along the streets or parts thereof described in this section is hereby established at the rate of speed indicated in said schedule. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that street or part of a street.
Name of Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
Archer Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[1]]
5
Entire length
Atlantic Alley
5
From Bolin Street to Wilford Street
Butler Alley
5
From Charles Street to William Street
Howley Circle
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
5
Entire length
Kennedy Boulevard (SR 2037)
25
From Main Street (SR 2006) to Main Street (SR 2004)
Lyons Lane
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
5
Entire length
Main Street (SR 2004)
25
From Kennedy Boulevard (SR 2037) to William Street
Main Street (SR 2006)
25
From SR 11 to Kennedy Boulevard (SR 2037)
Main Street (SR 11 Southbound)
25
From William Street to Main Street (SR 2006)
Monsignor Bendik Way
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
5
Entire length
Mullen Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[2]]
5
From Oliver Place to dead end
Oliver Place
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[3]]
15
Entire length
Panama Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
15
Entire length
Quinnas Alley
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
5
From Parsonage Street to Panama Street
Rear Miller Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
5
Rear Parsonage Street to Panama Street
Underwood Lane
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[4]]
5
Entire length
William Street
15
School zone (from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., school days)
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the speed limit was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the speed limit was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[3]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the speed limit was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[4]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the speed limit was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersection of the following streets:
Intersection
Kennedy Boulevard at East Columbus Avenue
Kennedy Boulevard at South Main Street
Kennedy Boulevard at Water Street
Kennedy Boulevard at West William Street
North Main Street at Fort Jenkins Bridge
North Main Street at Parsonage Street
North Main Street at William Street
South Main Street at East Columbus Avenue
South Main Street at Market Street
South Main Street at Swallow Street
South/North Main Streets at Broad/Water Streets
William Street at Pittston Bypass (partially in Pittston Township)
No person shall make a right turn (or a left turn from a one-way street into another one-way street) when facing a steady red signal at any of the following locations:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Right Turn on Red Signal Onto
East Columbus Avenue
North
South Main Street
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the following intersections:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Turn
Hours
At Intersection of
(Reserved)
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to make a U-turn on any of the following streets or parts of streets:
Name of Street
Location
(Reserved)
The streets or parts of streets described in this section are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any one-way street other than in the direction established for traffic on that street:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
Broad Street
East
From Main Street to Church Street
Butler Alley
North
From William Street to Butler Street
Butler Alley
[Added 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 5-2020]
South
From Mill Street to Butler Street
Butler Street
West
From Church Street to North Main Street
Carroll Street
West
From Radcliffe Street to Church Street
Charles Street
East
From Main Street to Kennedy Street
Cron Street
North
From Water Street to William Street
Depew Street
South
From a point 150 feet northeast of Butler Street to Butler Street
East Columbus Avenue
West
From Tedrick Street to South Main Street
Fear Street
[Added 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 5-2020]
North
From Broad Street to William Street
Fulton Street
South
From William Street to Broad Street
Hill Park Avenue
North
From Wood Street to Church Street
Kennedy Boulevard
Southwest
Entire length
Main Street
Northeast
From East Columbus Avenue to Mill Street
Mill Street
East
From North Main Street to Church Street
Ormsby Alley
West
From Green Street to North Main Street
Swallow Street
East
From South Main Street to Tedrick Street
Wharf Street
North
From Market Street to Dock Street
No-passing zones are hereby established along those streets or parts of streets described in this section, and it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to overtake or pass another vehicle or to drive on the left side of the roadway in any no-passing zone described in said schedule:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
(Reserved)
The streets or parts of streets described in this section are hereby established as through streets, and the driver of any vehicle, upon approaching any such street at any intersection thereof (except for such intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic signals), shall come to a full stop or yield the right-of-way, as the case may be, before entering any such through street:
Name of Street
Limits
(Reserved)
The intersections described in this section (in addition to intersections with the through streets established by this chapter) are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named street as to face traffic approaching the second-named street in the direction or directions indicated in said schedule. Every driver of a vehicle approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop before entering any such intersection.
Stop Sign on
Direction of Travel
At Intersection of
Broad Street
North
Fear Street
Broad Street
North
O'Connell Street
Broad Street
South
Church Street
Broad Street
South
Foundry Street
Broad Street
South
Fulton Street
Broad Street
South
Wilson Street
Butler Street
All
Fulton Street (4-way)
Butler Street
Both
Church Street
Butler Street
Both
Defoe Street
Butler Street
Both
Radcliffe Street
Butler Street
East, west and south
Depew Street (3-way)
Carroll Street
All
Church Street (4-way)
Carroll Street
Both
Hunter Street
Carroll Street
North, south and west
Radcliffe Street (3-way)
Carroll Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[1]]
West
George Street
Center Street
North
Hunter Street
Chapel Street
South
Thistle Street
Charles Street
East
Kennedy Street
Church Street
All
Center Street (4-way)
Church Street
East
Wood Street
Church Street
[Added 9-19-2018 by Ord. No. 12-2018]
South
Hill Park Avenue
Church Street
West
Stark Street
Cliff Street
West
Ormsby Alley
Cornelia Street
Both
Benedict Street
Cornelia Street
Both
New Street
Cornelia Street
South
Curtis Street
Cron Street
Both
William Street
Cron Street
South
Water Street
Curran Street
Both
Market Street
Curran Street
East
John Street
East Columbus Avenue
North
Roberts Street
East Street
East
Kennedy Boulevard
East Street
North
Elizabeth Street
East Street
North
High Street
East Swallow Street
East
Vine Street
Elizabeth Street
All
Cleveland Street (4-way)
Elizabeth Street
All
Oak Street (4-way)
Elizabeth Street
All
West Frothingham Street (4-way)
Elizabeth Street
All
West Street (4-way)
Elizabeth Street
Both
Garfield Street
Elizabeth Street
Both
West Columbus Avenue
High Street
Both
West Columbus Avenue
High Street
South
West Oak Street
Howley Circle
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
North
Panama Street
James Street
[Added 11-18-2020 by Ord. No. 16-2020]
Both
O'Connell Street
Johnson Street
Both
Garfield Street
Johnson Street
Both
West Columbus Avenue
Johnson Street
Both
West Frothingham Street
Johnson Street
Both
West Oak Street
Johnson Street
Both
West Street
Johnson Street
West
Cleveland Street
Jordan Lane
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[2]]
East
North Main Street
Kennedy Boulevard
West
Dock Street
Kennedy Boulevard
West
Market Street
Kennedy Street
South
Spring Street
LaGrange Street
Both
East Columbus Avenue
LaGrange Street
Both
East Frothingham Street
LaGrange Street
Both
East Oak Street
LaGrange Street
Both
East Swallow Street
LaGrange Street
Both
Pine Street
Laurel Street
East
Butler Street
Lyons Lane
[Added 11-18-2020 by Ord. No. 16-2020]
—
Lambert Street
Lyons Lane
[Added 11-18-2020 by Ord. No. 16-2020]
—
Parsonage Street
Mill Street
All
Church Street (4-way)
Mill Street
Both
Hunter Street
Mill Street
North
Butler Alley
Mill Street
North
George Street
Mill Street
North
Radcliffe Street
Mill Street
South
Hill Park Avenue
Mill Street
South
Searle Street
Nafus Street
East
Vine Street
New Street
Both
Bolin Avenue
New Street
East, west and south
Canyon Drive (3-way)
North Main Street
East
Rutledge Drive
North Main Street
West
Butler Street
North Main Street
West
Chapel Street
North Main Street
West
Curry Street
North Main Street
West
Curtis Street
North Main Street
West
Lambert Street
North Main Street
West
Milton Street
North Main Street
West
New Street
North Main Street
West
Off-ramp to Coal Miners Statue
North Main Street
West
Ormsby Alley
North Main Street
West
Parsonage Street
North Main Street
West
Union Street
O'Connell Street
All
Market Street (4-way)
O'Connell Street
South
John Street
O'Connell Street
[Added 11-18-2020 by Ord. No. 16-2020]
—
James Street
Off-ramp
South
Kennedy Boulevard
Panama Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
West
North Main Street
Panama Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
West
Riverview Manor
Parsonage Street
[Repealed 11-18-2020 by Ord. No. 16-2020]
Pine Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[3]]
East
Curran/Tedrick Intersection
Pine Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[4]]
East and west
Lagrange Street
Pine Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[5]]
East and west
Vine Street
Pine Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[6]]
West
South Main Street
Prospect Place
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[7]]
North
Butler Street
Prospect Street
East
Lambert Street
Prospect Street
West
Division Street
Prospect Street
West
Seneca Street
Quinnas Alley
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
South
Parsonage Street
Rear Miller Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
North
Panama Street
Rear Miller Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
South
Rear Parsonage Street
River Street
West
Garfield Street
River Street
West
West Street
Roberts Street
[Added 9-19-2018 by Ord. No. 12-2018]
East and north
East Oak Street
Sand Street
East
Daily Street
Searle Street
Both
Center Street
Searle Street
Both
Division Street
Searle Street
Both
Leonard Street
Searle Street
East
Seneca Street
Searle Street
East
Stark Street
Searle Street
West
Dininny Street
Searle Street
West
Webster Street
South Main Street
Both
Oak Street
South Main Street
East
Boyd Street
South Main Street
East
Dock Street
South Main Street
South
Kennedy Boulevard
South Main Street
West
East Frothingham Street
South Main Street
West
Market Street
South Main Street
West
Nafus Street
South Main Street
West
Pine Street
South Main Street
West
Spring Street
South Main Street
West
Winter Street
Tedrick Street
Both
East Columbus Avenue
Tedrick Street
Both
Pine Street
Tedrick Street
West
East Oak Street
Tompkins Street
Both
Garfield Street
Tompkins Street
Both
West Frothingham Street
Tompkins Street
Both
West Oak Street
Tompkins Street
East
West Street
Tompkins Street
North
West Columbus Avenue
Tompkins Street
South
Cleveland Street
Underwood Lane
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022[8]]
West
South Main Street
Union Street
Both
Cliff Street
Union Street
North
Thistle Street
Vine Street
Both
East Columbus Avenue
Vine Street
Both
East Frothingham Street
Vine Street
Both
East Oak Street
Vine Street
Both
East Swallow Street
Vine Street
Both
John Street
Vine Street
Both
Market Street
Vine Street
Both
Pine Street
Washington Terrace
East
Division Street
Washington Terrace
North, south and west
Dininny Street (3-way)
Washington Terrace
West
Webster Street
West Frothingham Street
All
Tompkins Street (4-way)
Wharf Street
Both
Dock Street
Wharf Street
North
Market Street
Wharf Street
North
Water Street
Wilford Street
South
Curtis Street
William Street
Both
Church Street
William Street
Both
Fulton Street
William Street
Both
Wilson Street
William Street
North
Anderson Street
William Street
North
Fear Street
William Street
North
Foundry Street
William Street
South
Defoe Street
Winter Street
Both
Landon Street
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the stop intersection was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the stop intersection was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[3]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the stop intersection was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[4]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the stop intersection was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[5]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the stop intersection was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[6]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the stop intersection was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[7]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the stop intersection was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
[8]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that the stop intersection was in place for many years and was added as a technical correction.
The intersections described in this section (in addition to intersections with the through streets established by this chapter) are hereby established as yield intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named street as to face traffic approaching the second-named street in the direction or directions indicated. Every driver of a vehicle approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall slow down or stop the vehicle and then yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on the second-named street so closely as to constitute a hazard during the time that the driver is moving across or within such intersection.
Yield Sign on
Direction of Travel
At Intersection of
(Reserved)
[Added 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 6-2020]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a truck, excepting local deliveries, upon any of the following streets or parts of streets:
Name of Street
Limits
Butler Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
From North Main Street to Wilson Street
Church Street
Defoe Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
From William Street and Butler Street
East Street
East Oak Street
Green Place
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
From West Swallow Street to dead end
Lambert Street
New Street
From North Main Street to Parsonage Street
Panama Street
Prospect Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
From Hill Park Avenue to Leonard Street
Quinnas Alley
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
From Parsonage Street to Panama Street
Radcliffe Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
From Butler Street to Mill Street
Wilson Street
[Added 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
From Butler Street to Broad Street
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this Pittston City Code § 455-17 shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 and no more than $500 and all court costs and all City-incurred costs. City-incurred costs shall include Police Department time, as well as street department personnel and supply costs for the response and repair of any damage to City property resulting from a truck improperly traveling on a roadway designated as a non-truck street.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any commercial vehicle or other tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination, having a gross weight in excess of that respectively prescribed, upon any of the streets or bridges, or portions thereof, described in this section, except for the purpose of making local deliveries on said streets:
Name of Street or Bridge
Maximum Gross Weight
(pounds)
Location
(Reserved)