A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
Transportation/Traffic
Wrapping up FY26

El Camino Real Crossings Improvements

Project CPT003 · Public Works

Also identified in the budget as “ECR Crossings Improvements” (project code CPT003).

Cost & funding
Five-year planned cost
Not yet budgeted

No dollars are budgeted in the FY 2027–31 capital plan yet.

Funding pathway

Funding pathway has not been mapped for this project. The project may be in a study phase, or its scope and cost are not yet defined.

Category
Capital Improvement Plan
Department
Public Works
Spent FY 2023–25
$120,995
Budgeted FY 2026
$940,000
›Budget labels for this project

Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code CPT003; resident-facing name shown here is “El Camino Real Crossings Improvements”. The OpenGov summary label is “ECR Crossings Improvements”. Budget worksheet labeled “El Camino Real Crossings”. Budget proposal labeled “El Camino Real Crossings Improvements”.

Wrapping up in FY 2026

The City has $940,000 budgeted in the current fiscal year to complete this project. An additional $120,995 was spent in prior years (FY 2023–25). No further funding is planned in the FY 2027–31 Capital Improvement Plan.

What was actually spent

Spending by year

FY 23$62,505
FY 24$5,210
FY 25$53,281
FY 26$940,000
Spent Current year (adopted) Planned
›Where the money went, line by line
YearFundCategoryAmount
FY 23Special Revenue FundsServices$62,355
FY 23Special Revenue FundsSalaries and Wages$76
FY 23Special Revenue FundsProject Control$50
FY 23Special Revenue FundsFringe Benefits$24
FY 24Special Revenue FundsServices$5,210
FY 25Special Revenue FundsServices$40,460
FY 25Special Revenue FundsSalaries and Wages$9,758
FY 25Special Revenue FundsFringe Benefits$3,063
FY 26Special Revenue FundsFixed Assets & Capital Outlay$940,000
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Actual spending recorded in the City's general ledger, by fiscal year. This is money already paid out (and, for FY 2026, adopted in the current budget), not part of the forward five-year capital plan.

How decisions were made

Council actions

No Council actions are linked to CPT003 in our database yet. The City Council's agendas and minutes are the authoritative record.