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Commission to install right‑turn‑only signs at Bellevue/El Camino; staff forgoes channelizers after community input
Summary
Engineering staff briefed the commission on a previously decided right‑turn‑only restriction for westbound Bellevue Avenue at El Camino Real, describing sign placements, pavement legends and pilot outreach; staff will not add physical channelizers and will pilot black‑and‑orange temporary signage to raise awareness.
The Burlingame Traffic Safety and Parking Commission received an update on a planned right‑turn‑only restriction for westbound traffic on Bellevue Avenue at El Camino Real.
Mister Wong of the city engineering division said the restriction will use two regulatory signs (one mounted above the stop sign, a second placed slightly downstream), advance informational signage roughly 500 feet ahead, and pavement legends to reinforce the lane restriction. "We'll be having two signs on this side of El Camino, one above the stop sign, and there's another existing sign we'll place it on," Wong said during the presentation.
Staff told commissioners they had decided not to install channelizers (raised separators) after community feedback that a nearby driveway movement needed to remain available. Wong said Caltrain had been contacted but had not provided comments and that the city will proceed with contractor layout and installation for the signs.
Commissioners asked about sign height, readability and the wording of advance messaging. One commissioner suggested a clearer advance message (for example, an informational plate reading 'at El Camino'), and Wong said staff would review catalog options and consider an informational plate under the regulatory sign. Commissioners also supported using temporary 'change conditions ahead' signage and sandwich boards — past tactics the city used to highlight recent changes — to increase awareness during the pilot.
No formal vote was taken; staff described the item as an implementation update of a previously decided measure and said they will proceed with sign installation and public outreach.
Next steps: staff will finalize sign sizes and placement, deploy temporary pilot signage to alert habitual drivers, and begin installation with contractors.
