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SXSW 2017 street closure map is, unsurprisingly, a doozy

Take a long look, then take the bus

Unlike last year’s taco- and tech-centric touchdown by the Obamas last year, there’s no presidential visit that we know of planned for SXSW 2017. So we don’t know if there will be a mayor-approved “Work From Home Day” this year.

Nevertheless, the street-closure map for the 2017 “Spring Festival Season,” as the city calls it, is just as intricate and daunting as ever. As in previous years, large swaths of downtown will be, um, challenging to navigate for at least some hours every day between March 10 and March 19.

Below is a list of closures courtesy of the Downtown Austin Alliance site, along with the map, which provides a more visceral experience of the impending traffic nuttiness.

E 6TH ST

(Partial Closure)

Between Brazos St and IH-35

Possible street closure delays 3am to 6am

3/10 through 3/19 closed from 12pm to 3am daily (and as deemed necessary by APD)

RED RIVER

(Partial Closure)

Between 5th St and 6th St

Possible street closure delays 3am to 6am

3/10 through 3/19 closed from 12pm to 3am daily (and as deemed necessary by APD)

RED RIVER

(Partial Closure)

Between 7th St and 10th St

Possible street closure delays 3am to 6am

Blocks between intersections from 7th to 10th Street will be closed 3/10 to 3/19 from 12pm to 3am daily (and when deemed necessary by APD)

TRINITY ST

Between Cesar Chavez and 4th St

Closed 3/10-3/18 from 7am until 7pm daily.

E 2ND ST & E 3RD ST

Between San Jacinto and Trinity

Closed 3/10-3/18 from 7am until 7pm daily.

SAN JACINTO & TRINITY

Between 5th St and 6th St

Closed from 3/10 at 3am until 3/19 at 8am.

SABINE

Between 5th and 7th

Closed 3/10 at 3am until 3/19 at 8am.

NECHES

Between 5th St and 6th St

Closed from 3/13 at 6am until 3/19 at 8am.

SAN JACINTO, TRINITY & NECHES

Between 6th St and 7th St

Closed from 3/14 at 8am until 3/19 at 8am.

RED RIVER ST

Between E. 4th St and Cesar Chavez

Closed from 3/10 until 3/18, Daily from 12pm to 3:30am.

RAINEY ST

Between Driskill St and River St

March 10-19, Daily from 12pm to 3am

DRISKILL ST

Between IH-35 Access Road and Red River

March 10-19, Daily from 12pm to 3am

DAVIS ST

Between Red River and Rainey St

March 10-19, Daily from 12pm to 3am

RED RIVER

Between Davis and Cesar Chavez

March 10-19, Daily from 12pm to 3am

A map with lots of street closures and appended text
SXSW 2017 street closures map
City of Austin