December
9,
2003
CONTACT:
Rick Jager/Marc Littman
MTA MEDIA RELATIONS
(213) 922-2707/922-2700
www.metro.net/press/pressroom
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Service Changes Planned on 11 Contracted Bus Lines Effective Sunday, December 21
Eleven bus lines operated by
private transit carriers under contract to MTA will undergo service
modifications effective Sunday, Dec. 21.
The service changes were
planned to go into effect on October 26 but were postponed due to the recent
labor strike by MTA mechanics. Bus service changes to MTA operated bus lines
have been postponed until February of next year.
The following is a list of
service changes to contracted bus lines that will be implemented on Sunday, Dec.
21. The changes include service modifications or reductions on underutilized
contracted bus lines that require a high public subsidy.
Line
58 (Alameda Street) Weekday service
frequency will be reduced to 15 minutes during rush hours. The segment of the
line operating on Los Angeles Street will be discontinued. Weekend service will
be cancelled.
Line
130 (Artesia Blvd.) Service between the
Cerritos Mall to Fullerton Park and Ride will be discontinued.
Line
225/226 (LAX City Bus Center/Aviation Blvd./Palos Verdes/San Pedro)
Service from Redondo Beach to LAX on Line 225 will be discontinued. Service on
Line 226 will be extended to 8th & Avreill in San Pedro. Line 225
& 226 will be combined to operate during rush hours. Saturday service will
be discontinued on both lines.
Line
254 (Willowbrook/Huntington Park/City Terrance)
The last evening trip in both directions will be discontinued due to low
ridership. Sunday service will be cancelled.
Line
270 (Monrovia/El Monte/Norwalk) Sunday
service will be cancelled.
Line
275 (Pico Rivera/Whittier/Santa Fe Springs/Cerritos)
Service east of Cerritos Mall will be rerouted via Artesia Blvd., Gridley Road
and Valley View Avenue. As part of this change, service along portions of
Rosecrans Avenue.
Line
608 (Crenshaw Connection) Weekday
service will be rescheduled to operate hourly through out the day. Saturday
service will be discontinued.
Line
625/626 (Aviation Shuttle/Green Line Shuttle)
Service on Line 625 will be discontinued from World Way West to Playa del Rey
and Westchester. The remainder of the line will be combined with Line 626. Lines
combined will operate during weekday rush hours only.
Line
646 (City Nightline) This line will be
cancelled.
For specific route
information or alternative service, check out MTA's Trip Planner at metro.net
or call 1-800-C-O-M-M-U-T-E.
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