Sixth Street closing to traffic during SXSW

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Starting Friday, March 7, Sixth Street will be re-closed to vehicular traffic through the end of South by Southwest, according to the Austin Police Department.Fences currently separate vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Sixth Street. This is temporary, and the City plans to permanently widen the sidewalks.
In January, the City began testing out opening the historic downtown street up to cars from Brazos to Red River Streets on Friday and Saturday nights. This area has long been