The blackout halted traffic at the Broadway and California Drive intersection for the next week. Brownrigg said PG&E could not safely re-energize the equipment since gasoline was involved. “The road closures really prevented customers from coming to our business. The road closures led to major traffic backups, including for some Burlingame students who faced increased transit times getting to school. Mallie said that even once they regained power, customers could not access the restaurant due to road closures.