Weekend transit forecast for August 5-7

For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to major Blue Line/Expo Construction, beginning at 8:30pm Friday and through Sunday Close, trains will operate only between Washington Station & Long Beach Transit Mall.  Trains will operate on regular schedule.  Shuttle Buses (Line 801) will operate between Washington Station & 7th/Metro Center.  Please be advised to allow up to 40 additional minutes to complete your trip and that work will occur over additional weekends; notices will be posted.

Green Line patrons connecting to the Blue Line to Downtown LA may consider using the Harbor Transitway as a faster alternative (Silver Line or 445 from Harbor Fwy Station, 460 from Norwalk Station). Please check individual schedules for exact trip times. Express zone charges may apply.

See here for bus shuttle stop locations.

Dates: through Sunday.

Extended Late Night Service on Red and Gold Lines for HARD Fest 2011

In partnership with HARD Events, Metro will be running extended late night Red & Gold Line service on Saturday, August 6th for HARD Summer Music Festival 2011 near Chinatown Station.  Any potential updates leading up to Saturday will be provided on this page.

Dates: Saturday.

Lines 16/316, 018, 053, 062, 460, 720

Due to community event the listed lines will be on detour between San Pedro St. & Wall St. during the hours off 11am-3pm.

  • Line 16 & 460
    Westbound Only: Regular route to San Pedro St. and 6th St., then continue via San Pedro St. to   (L) 3rd St., (L) Los Angeles St., (R) 5th St. and regular route.
  • Lines 18, 53, 62, & 720
    Westbound Only: Regular route to 5th St. and Towne Ave., then continue via 5th St. to (R) San Pedro St., (L) 3rd St., (L) Los Angeles St., (R) 5th St. and regular route.

Dates: Saturday.

Ecuadorian Parade Bus Detours in downtown L.A.

Lines 2, 4, 10, 16, 18, 20, 28, 30, 33, 40, 42, 45, 48, 51, 52, 53, 55, 60, 62, 66, 68, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 84, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 460, 485, 487, 720, 733, 745, & Silver Line will be on detour in downtown L.A. due to Ecuadorian Parade.

For specific detour information, please visit this page.

Dates: Sunday.

Service advisories for Line 60 (Late Night/Owl) and Lines 176, 487 after the jump.

Lines 10, 200, 603

Due to Historic Filipino Town 5k Run the listed lines will be on detour between Hoover St. & Burlington Ave during the hours of 5-11am.

  • Line 10
    Eastbound:  Regular route to Melrose Ave. and Madison Ave., then continue via Melrose Ave to (L) Virgil Ave., (R) Santa Monica Blvd., (R) Sunset Blvd., (R) Park Ave.,  (R) Glendale Blvd., (L) Temple St. and regular route.
    Westbound: Regular route to Temple St. and Douglas St., then continue via Temple St. to  (R) Glendale Blvd., (L) Park Ave., (L) Sunset Blvd., (L) Manzanita Ave.,  (R) Santa Monica Blvd., (L) Virgil Ave., (R) Melrose Ave. and regular route.
  • Line 200
    Northbound: Regular route to Alvarado St. and Valley St., then continue via Alvarado St. to (L) Beverly Blvd., (R) Virgil Ave., (R) Silver Lake Blvd., (L) Parkman Ave., (R) Sunset Blvd., (L) Logan St., (R) Montana St. to the lay-over zone.
    Southbound: Regular route to Sunset Blvd. and Echo Park Ave., then continue Sunset Blvd. past Logan St., to (L) Parkman Ave., (R) Silver Lake Blvd., (L) Virgil Ave., (L) Beverly Blvd., (R) Alvarado St. and regular route.
  • Line 603
    Northbound: Regular route to Rampart Blvd. and 3rd St., then continue via Rampart Blvd. to  (L) Beverly Blvd., (R) Virgil Ave., (R) Silver Lake Blvd., (L) Parkman Ave., (R) Sunset Blvd. to Coronado St. and regular route.
    Southbound: Regular route to Sunset Blvd. and Alvarado St., then continue via Sunset Blvd. to (L) Parkman Ave., (R) Silver Lake Blvd., (L) Virgil Ave., (L) Beverly Blvd.,  (R) Rampart Blvd. and regular route.

Dates: Saturday.

Lines 20, 487/489

Due to filming the listed lines will be on detour on Wilshire Blvd. between Flower St. & Grand Ave. and on Wilshire Blvd. between Flower St. & Grand Ave. during the hours of 6am-10pm.

  • Line 20
    Eastbound:
    Regular route to Wilshire Blvd. and St Paul Ave., then continue via Wilshire Blvd. to (L) Figueroa St., (R) 6th St., (R) Grand Ave., (L) 7th St. and regular route.
    Westbound:
    Regular route to 7th St. and Olive St., then continue via 7th St. to (R) Figueroa St., (L) Wilshire Blvd. and regular route.
  • Line 487
    Eastbound:
    Regular route to Wilshire Blvd. and St Paul Ave., then continue via Wilshire Blvd. to (L) Figueroa St., (R) 6th St. to Hope St. and regular route.
    Westbound:
    Regular route to Grand Ave. and 5th St., then continue via Grand Ave. to (R) 7th St.,  (R) Figueroa St., (L) Wilshire Blvd. and regular route.

Dates: Saturday – Sunday.

Lines 450x, 460, 550, Silver Line

Due to construction on the I-110 Harbor Transitway buses will skip selected stops from 10pm-6am every night.

For more information, please visit this page.

Dates: through September 30.

Line 35

Due to street fair the listed lines will be on detour between between Vermont Ave. & Hoover St.

Eastbound: Regular route to Washington Blvd. and Catalina St., then continue via  Washington Blvd. to (L) Vermont Ave., (R) Venice Blvd., (R) Hoover St.,  (L) Washington Blvd. and regular route.

Westbound: Regular route to Washington Blvd. and Union Ave., then continue via  Washington Blvd. to (R) Hoover St., (L) Venice Blvd., (L) Vermont Ave. (R) Washington Blvd. and regular route.

Dates: through 6am, Monday.

Line 60 (Late Night/Owl)

Due to construction the listed line will be on detour at Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center (Turn-Around).

Regular route to Santa Fe Ave. and Compton Blvd., then continue via (R) Compton Blvd., (L)Alameda St. (West Roadway), (R) Myrrh St., (R) Willowbrook Ave. (East Roadway), (R) Compton Blvd. to Midblock Stop.

NOTE: All Passengers loading/unloading will take place at the midblock cutout during construction.

After making connections with Line 55 Owl, resume regular route to Los Angeles or Long Beach via Compton Blvd, (L) Santa Fe Ave, (R) Rosecrans Ave and regular route.

Dates: through Wednesday, August 31.

Line 176, 487

Due to construction the listed lines will be on detour between Ramona St. & Junipero Serra Dr during the hours of 7am-5pm.

  • Line 176
    Northbound
    : Regular route to Mission Rd. and Euclid Ave., then continue via Mission Rd. to  (R) Del Mar Ave., (L) Broadway to Junipero Serra Dr. and regular route.
    Southbound
    : Regular route to Mission Rd. and Las Tunas Dr., then continue via Mission Rd. to  (L) Broadway, (R) Del Mar Ave., (L) Mission Rd. and regular route.
  • Line 487
    Eastbound Only:
    Regular route to Ramona St. and Central Ave. then continue via Ramona St. to  (R) Fairview Ave., (L) Del Mar Ave., (L) Broadway to Junipero Serra Dr.  and regular route.

Dates: through Monday, September 10.

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