Politics & Government
Presidential Travel Plans Could Affect Your Commute
President Obama is traveling from San Francisco to Atherton. Chances are his motorcade could mess with your commute.
The President is traveling on the Peninsula today, first south to Atherton in the morning, then around 1 p.m., he'll head north to SFO.
The California Highway Patrol will help facilitate President Obama’s 30-mile trip from the Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco to the Atherton home of but they aren’t telling what the route the President will use to get there or how his motorcade will navigate its way back to SFO.
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“Unfortunately, as you guessed we cannot comment on the movement of the President for security reasons and you'll have to contact the White House to get any specific info,” said California Highway Patrol spokesman Art Montiel in an email to Patch. “The CHP does work with the Secret Service in order to facilitate the President's visit and to have the least amount of impact on traffic.”
While the CHP can’t comment on the President’s route, anyone familiar with the Peninsula will assume he’ll travel south on either U.S. 101 or I-280.
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According to Montiel, a good rule of thumb is to assume there will be delays throughout the day and to plan accordingly.
President Obama is scheduled to leave Atherton around 1 p.m. and head back to San Francisco International Airport where he’ll hitch a ride on Air Force One back to Washington, D.C.
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