Two years ago, San Francisco residents voted to close the Upper Great Highway to private vehicles and turn it into one of the city's newest coastal parks. Tonight, voters will decide whether to keep it closed or reopen the highway to vehicles with a vote on Proposition G.
Polls close at 8 p.m., but residents may not know whether Tuesday night's vote will reopen the Great Highway, as Bay Area counties continue counting mail and other ballots after Election Day.
As of 9 p.m., voters appear to be rejecting Prop G, with 91,246 (62.65%) voting no to allow vehicles on the highway and 54,391 (37.35%) voting in opposition.
What is Prop G?
At the center of Prop G is a simple question: whether voters want to reconsider the city's decision to renovate a two-mile stretch
of the Upper Great Highway into the coastal park, Sunset Dunes.
During the pandemic, the city temporarily closed the Upper Great Highway to weekend commuters, giving residents an outdoor area for social distancing and recreation.
In 2024, voters considered Proposition K, which asked whether to permanently close the Upper Great Highway to motor vehicles seven days a week and use it as a public open recreation space. Ultimately, Prop K passed, earning 206,042 votes in support, or about 54% of the vote.
The city of San Francisco then spent about $820,000 in public funds to create Sunset Dunes Park, removing old traffic signals and renovating the area for public use. As of June 2026, over 2 million guests have visited the park.
However, for many residents in the Sunset District, the permanent closure of the Upper Great Highway became a burden, adding time to their daily commutes.
More than 10,000 local residents believed the previous arrangement, keeping the road open to the public on weekdays, was a reasonable "compromise" between residents and the public, and they hope to restore that agreement with Prop G.
What time do polls close today?
Polls close at 8 p.m.
Election results timing in San Francisco
According to the San Francisco County Department of Elections, residents will receive vote-tally updates in batches throughout the night.
The county will update vote results for mail-in and early-voting ballots cast before Election Day by 8:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Before the end of the night, the county will update totals with ballots cast on Election Day.
The county will continue processing ballots in the days after Election Day, with daily updates at 4 p.m. Nov. 4 - 13.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: San Francisco's Upper Great Highway: Results of Proposition G
