The event is broadcast in more than 80 countries to a global audience of more than 300 million people, Sheffield City Council says.
Lisa Lazenby, who owns The Owl and the Pussycat body piercing salon on Norfolk Row, says the combination of media trucks for the snooker at one end of the road and the roadworks on Fargate at the other is impacting her business.
“It’s really loud and chaotic, the entrance to our street is pretty much closed off so footfall is massively reduced,” she says.
“It looks like the street’s not open.”
Local college student Isak, 19, describes the area as “a bit depressing”.
“It is a bit grim, you can’t turn a corner without seeing roadworks,” he says.
