AUSTIN, Texas - The water-filled plastic barriers on 6th Street in downtown Austin are going to be replaced with concrete ones this week.

What we know:

Earlier this year, the city opened the street to cars on weekend nights in an effort to reduce crime. This is the third type of barrier the city has gone through as it looks for a long-term solution. Initially, the city used temporary white fencing.

On Monday, Aug. 11 and Tuesday, Aug. 12, the water barricades will be removed from 4 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

On Wednesday and Thursday, the concrete ones will be installed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

What they're saying:

"Changing the water barriers to the concrete barriers is a good idea, provided now they're doing the painting of them, and they're going to make them look artistic looking," Marc

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