San Francisco has the flower road – no more. One of the most popular and most photographed travel and tourism spots in California’s San Francisco is closing to tourists.

San Francisco transit leaders will temporarily close a stretch of Lombard Street, a popular tourist spot that’s known as the “Crookedest Street in The World.”

On Tuesday, the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency unanimously approved a pilot closure to vehicles on the oft-photographed, well-traveled curvy and winding thoroughfare for four consecutive weekends starting in late June and including the Fourth of July weekend during the busy summer tourist season. The closure does not apply to residents who live in the area.

The temporary closing idea came at the request of Supervisor Mark Farrell and a steady stream of complaints by some residents wanting to curb the street’s chronic gridlock mostly due to curious tourists. About an average of 2,000 vehicles travel on the street each weekend day during that period, the city said.

The world-famous scenic, hilly street in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood has been featured in TV shows and movies and attracts hundreds of thousands annually.

“This will be a test to improve the safety for residents, pedestrians and motorists in the area,” MTA spokesman Paul Rose said.

Dylan Giordano, 21, of Los Angeles, agreed with the move as he took in the scenery Tuesday with his family visiting from Florida.

“It’s an insane amount of traffic and it must be difficult and obnoxious for the wealthy residents who live here and can’t even get into their own driveway,” said Giordano.