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
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