Burlingame commission backs temporary right-turn-only restriction at Belleview and El Camino Real

The Burlingame Transportation Commission on a 5–0 roll-call vote recommended that staff implement a temporary westbound right-turn-only restriction at Belleview Avenue where it meets El Camino Real, citing visibility problems and recent collisions.

Staff presentation and key facts: Staff told the commission the intersection is unsignalized and visibility is limited by a grove of eucalyptus trees along the El Camino Real corridor, which carries roughly 30,000 vehicles per day. The staff proposal would install pavement markings, a right-turn-only pavement legend, signage and temporary yellow delineators to channelize westbound traffic and dissuade drivers from attempting to cross El Camino Real at that location. "We're proposing limiting access for westbound traffic at El Camino to right turns only," staff said during the presentation (staff identified in the record as Mr…