They will likely be sold off by the city. They did the same with SuperBowl banners. See press release below. Recommend you contact the city to see when they will go on sale. Best of luck!

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CITY TO SELL STEELERS STREETLIGHT POLE BANNERS

Date: March 6, 2009
Contact: Joanna Doven, 412-255-2694
(mobile) 412-redacted
joanna.doven@city.pittsburgh.pa.us

(PITTSBURGH) March 6, 2009 - The City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works (DPW) is selling the Super Bowl XLIII streetlight pole banners to the public at a cost of $150 each. The banners, hung throughout the Pittsburgh Central Business District to cheer on the Steelers, are 3' X 6' vinyl with print on both sides. The banner may be viewed on the City's website at www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us.

Each banner cost the City $95. The additional $55 per banner will cover the City's installation and administrative fees. The 45 banners will be offered on a first come, first serve basis and are limited to one banner per respondent.

Interested buyers must log onto the City's website and submit contact information to register. Each submission will be time stamped and dated. The first respondents will be contacted by the DPW if a banner is available.

Those buyers must take proof of identification to the DPW Permit Office, located at 611 Second Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219, to pay for and pick up their banner.

Banners are only available through the City website and must be paid for by check, made out to "Treasurer, City of Pittsburgh."

The City considered auctioning the banners, but received only one reply during the bidding process. That vendor responded with a 35% flat fee commission.

"We felt that the commission fee was high, and with no minimum bid guarantee, we were concerned that we wouldn't be able to recoup our costs," said Art Victor, the City's director of operations. "After evaluating the situation, we decided to sell the banners at cost."
Source(s):
http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/mayor/html/city_press_releases.html

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