El Camino Real Project Traffic Impacts
Summary
Caltrans' El Camino Real reconstruction has meant detours, tree removal, and headaches for commuters and school runs. After pushback, work now starts at 9 a.m. when schools are affected, and speed cushions on Carmelita will return within about a month.
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Last discussed Feb 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Caltrans is paying Burlingame PD for off-duty officers; PG&E committed to absorbing its underestimated undergrounding costs rather than billing residents.
Drivers, school families, and bus riders get safer, more predictable detours and later start times.
Residents along detour routes absorb cut-through traffic, and businesses face construction disruption into late April and again next year.
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