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Easter Weekend Traffic Report for Austin TX |
Due to the unusual nature and extent of street closures scheduled for this weekend, it is recommended that you avoid IH-35 on Friday evening and Saturday evening if possible.Due to a high volume of traffic expected for the Texas Relays, several exit ramps from IH-35 in the downtown area will be closed, as will a number of surface streets. Please read the following message from the Austin Police Department for details.It is Spring-time in Texas, that means; "Texas Relays" at the University of Texas, Austin, April 4th thru 7th.
During the "Extreme" amount of traffic and crowds generated by Texas Relays; Friday, 4-6-07 and Saturday, 4-7-07 the Austin Police Department, City of Austin - Right-of-way Management, and TX-DOT will close several streets to vehicles in the E 6th St Entertainment District and IH-35 corridor.The following closures will be in effect: Friday evening 8pm to 6am & Saturday closures will be from 3pm to 6am. The street closures will be posted NO Parking and vehicle left inside the closure areas will be towed by APD.
- E 6th St between IH-35 and Brazos closed to vehicular traffic.
- The cross streets for the 500 and 600 blocks of Sabine, Red River, Neches, Trinity, and San Jacinto will be closed, this is between 5th and 7th streets. (This is the standard Halloween/ Mardi Gras type closure)
- East/ West traffic will not be allowed from IH-35 frontage road to frontage road at 6th and 8th streets
- On the east side of IH-35; 5th St and 6th St will be close at 8pm between IH-35 and San Marcos, Brushy St will be close from 5th St to 7th St.
- The following IH-35 EXIT RAMPS into the downtown area will be closed both nights at 7pm, with TX-DOT approval:
· MLK lower deck exit ramp south bound
· 12th - 11th streets exit ramp south bound
· 8th - 6th streets exit ramp south bound
· Cesar Chavez/ 1st St exit ramp south bound
· 6th St exit ramp north bound
· The Turn-around under IH-35 at 5th St (for south bound frontage to north bound frontage) will be closed
This event draws very large numbers of vehicles that only want to cruise the downtown area. In past years traffic on Brazos, 5th and 7th streets has been jammed and grid locked for long periods of time, starting in the early evening hours to about 5am.TX-DOT will have traffic advisory messages on their lighted information boards located on US 183 and IH-35, additional changeable message boards will be located on IH-35 and US 290 east, to provide warnings of possible delays in the downtown area along IH-35.This years Urban Music Festival, on Auditorium Shores Park, will be a two day event, Friday and Saturday.
· Riverside Dr. between Lamar Blvd and S 1st St will be closed during festival hours, approximately 11am to 11pm, daily.Please forward the information on street closures and traffic congestion to those in your organization who would need to navigate around town on these dates.APD and TX-DOT will prepare a joint Press Release concerning traffic issues and street closures surrounding the Texas Relays weekend.If there are questions please contact Lt Boydston, APD - Special Events Unit at 974-5213
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