Crime & Safety

Water-Main Break Prompts School Closure In Nearby San Mateo

Two lanes of southbound El Camino Real are closed in the area, officials said.

SAN MATEO, CA – A large water main break has led to traffic impacts and a school closure in San Mateo this morning.

San Mateo police sent out an advisory shortly before 8 a.m. about the water main break in the area of South El Camino Real and Notre Dame Avenue.

Police have closed two lanes of southbound El Camino Real in the area.

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Staff at the St. Matthew Catholic School, located at 910 S. El Camino Real, confirmed that the campus has closed for the day as a result of the broken water main. School officials plan to reopen Friday morning if
possible.

People are advised by police to avoid the area.

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