Veterans Day Parade Prompts Downtown Austin Street Closures

AUSTIN, TX — Several downtown Austin streets are closed Monday to accommodate the Veterans Day parade leading to the Capitol.

In preparation for the parade scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., police have closed off the streets listed below. Motorists normally traveling along those roadways are urged to find alternative routes as the streets are expected to be closed until 1 p.m.

Alternative Routes for Traffic

• North/South: Lamar Boulevard, S. 1st Street, Colorado Street, Brazos Street to Red River Street.
• East/West: MLK Jr. Boulevard, 15th Street, Riverside Drive.

Street closures list

• Cesar Chavez Street from the South Congress Avenue Bridge to Riverside Drive from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Barton Springs Road will partially close from Riverside Drive to Congress Avenue from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Eastbound West 11th Street will close from Lavaca Street to Colorado Street from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Westbound 11th Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Westbound East 11th Street will close from Brazos Street to San Jacinto Boulevard from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• 10th Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Ninth Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Eighth Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Seventh Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Sixth Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Fifth Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Fourth Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Third Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Second Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Eastbound West Cesar Chavez Street will close from Lavaca Street to Colorado Street from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Cesar Chavez Street will close from Colorado Street to Brazos Street from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.