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Heavy traffic expected for Big Game

Police issue traffic advisory for Saturday's game between Stanford and Cal

Drivers beware: Big Game will bring big traffic to Palo Alto on Saturday.

The 116th Big Game between Stanford Cardinal and the Cal Golden Bears is expected to jam up the city's major thoroughfares, prompting a traffic advisory from the Palo Alto Police Department.

The football game at Stanford Stadium will kick off at 1 p.m. According to the police department, heavy traffic is expected starting in the mid-morning along Embarcadero Road, El Camino Real, Sand Hill Road, Alpine Road and surrounding streets.

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Heavy traffic expected for Big Game

Police issue traffic advisory for Saturday's game between Stanford and Cal

Drivers beware: Big Game will bring big traffic to Palo Alto on Saturday.

The 116th Big Game between Stanford Cardinal and the Cal Golden Bears is expected to jam up the city's major thoroughfares, prompting a traffic advisory from the Palo Alto Police Department.

The football game at Stanford Stadium will kick off at 1 p.m. According to the police department, heavy traffic is expected starting in the mid-morning along Embarcadero Road, El Camino Real, Sand Hill Road, Alpine Road and surrounding streets.

Comments

Chris
University South
on Nov 22, 2013 at 11:31 am
Chris, University South
on Nov 22, 2013 at 11:31 am

Go Stanford! I like the now unusual early afternoon start.

Traffic will still be bad, but there are a lot of cheap tickets available on secondary markets because of Cal's horrible season and Stanford's loss to USC last week.


Berkeley
another community
on Nov 22, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Berkeley , another community
on Nov 22, 2013 at 2:45 pm

Go Bears! (or at least don't embarrass us!).


Nora Charles
Stanford
on Nov 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Nora Charles, Stanford
on Nov 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm

Go Stanford! But let the Bears score a little something. ;-)


money talks
Palo Alto High School
on Nov 22, 2013 at 3:50 pm
money talks, Palo Alto High School
on Nov 22, 2013 at 3:50 pm

We all know who will buy their way to a win.


Sara
Downtown North
on Nov 22, 2013 at 4:05 pm
Sara, Downtown North
on Nov 22, 2013 at 4:05 pm

What will traffic be like around 7:00 pm?


Marty
Midtown
on Nov 23, 2013 at 1:30 pm
Marty, Midtown
on Nov 23, 2013 at 1:30 pm

Dear "Money Talks"

No, we DON"T all know who will buy their way to a win!

Who? What are you suggesting?


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