Mountain View, CA – Today Senator Josh Becker (D- Menlo Park) and Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) hosted a community meeting with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and community leaders to provide an update on the status of El Camino Real roadway improvements. Senator Becker and Assemblymember Berman met with representatives from Caltrans and discussed pothole repair, the upcoming pavement rehabilitation project, and other topics. Staff from the Cities of Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto were also on hand to answer questions.
“I am grateful that the community had the long-overdue opportunity to have a robust discussion about the critical El Camino Real Rehabilitation project, and to hear directly from Caltrans about the status. I remain committed to coordinating with Senator Becker to advocate for our constituents who rely on this essential arterial,” said Assemblymember Marc Berman. “My constituents’ safety is my top priority and I will be following the progress very closely until this project is complete. Thank you to staff from Caltrans, Mountain View, Los Altos, and Palo Alto for participating.”
“We all know that the El Camino Real Rehabilitation Project is a crucial project to meet the immediate needs of our communities, and as legislators, Assemblymember Berman and I remain committed to holding this project accountable to the deadlines that we were promised,” said Senator Josh Becker. “This is a matter of public safety and good governance, and we will do everything to ensure that our neighborhoods have safe and reliable streets.”
This event provides an opportunity to update the communities affected by this improvement project and receive updates directly from the agencies responsible for meeting project deadlines. The California State Legislature has a responsibility to provide oversight over crucial state infrastructure projects like the El Camino Real Rehabilitation Project, and Senator Becker and Assemblymember Berman are standing up for their communities and their constituents to ensure that necessary improvements are made as soon as possible.