LOS ANGELES — Metro is making a number of changes to improve the frequency, reliability and connectivity of several bus routes throughout Los Angeles County, the agency said this week.

The changes will begin Dec. 15, and will affect the San Fernando Valley, Westside/Central LA, Gateway Cities and San Gabriel Valley areas.

Later this month, the transit agency is expected to begin long-term construction along Van Nuys Boulevard between Sherman Way and Arminta Street for the future East San Fernando Valley light rail line. Van Nuys Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction with bus stops at Valerio and Saticoy streets closed for multiple years during construction.

Bus stops at Sherman Way and Keswick Street are expected to remain open.

The agency will implement intermittent nightly closures for approximately three months at northbound Van Nuys near Telfair.

Beginning in January, and continuing until summer 2026, the G (Orange Line) will be detoured due to the construction of a new, elevated Van Nuys G Line station above Van Nuys Boulevard. Buses for the G Line will reroute via Sepulveda Boulevard and Oxnard Street in both directions between Sepulveda and Woodman Stations. Temporary G Line bus stops will be located at Oxnard Street at Van Nuys Boulevard for east and west travel while the new station is constructed.

Additionally, Line 96 from Chinatown to Burbank Station via Griffith Park Drive, which serves as a connection to the A Line light rail, will end at the Lincoln/Cypress A Line Station located at Avenue 26 and Lacy Street in the Lincoln Heights area.

It will also be renumbered from Line 96 to Line 296. The new line route will remain the same north of Riverside Drive and Duvall Street, according to the agency.

South of Duvall Street, Line 269 will undergo the following changes:

• Southbound buses will travel via Riverside Drive to Figueroa Street, then right on Avenue 26, and then right on Humboldt Street
• Northbound buses will turn around using Avenue 21, Barranca Street and San Fernando Road, and then continue via Humboldt Street, left on Avenue 26, left on Figueroa Street/Riverside Drive and back to its normal route

New bus stops will be placed on Avenue 26 at Lacy Street in both directions allowing passengers to make new connections with Line 251 and Lines 81, 90, and 94 at Figueroa Street/Avenue 26.

In the Westside and Central Los Angeles areas, Metro will adjust four lines to better serve students, many of whom are signed up under its GoPass program, which provides free passes to K-14 students at participating schools. The following routes will be updated:

• Line 2 from Sunset to Alvarado will boost service to Thomas Starr King Middle School
• Line 10 from Melrose to Temple will pass by Fairfax High School
• Line 20 serving the Wilshire area will boost service to Burroughs Middle School
• Line 28 serving the Olympic area will increase frequency for LA High School

In the Gateway Cities, Lines 60, 202 and 260 will return to Artesia Bridge, ending the detour going into Artesia Station at Compton. Schedules will be updated to adjust for changing traffic conditions.

Two Metro bus routes will become part of Pasadena Transit: Line 177 will soon be Pasadena Transit Route 53, while Line 256 will be known as Pasadena Transit Route 33.

No changed are planned to the routes and bus stops will remain the same. Along Route 33, the agency said buses will arrive every 35 minutes daily including on weekends, compared to every 50 minutes before.

These routes will be re-branded with a base fare of 75 cents. TAP cards can be used on Pasadena Transit services with transfers between routes free for 2.5 hours. More information is available at PasadenaTransit.net or at 626-744-4055. 

In the San Gabriel Valley and Gateway cities, Route 260 will operate from Pasadena to the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Metro Station every 24 minutes, Route 261 will operate from Pasadena to the Artesia Metro Station every 24 minutes, and frequency from Pasadena to Atlantic and Imperial will be 12 minutes on the common section of both lines.

On Line 662, two new stops will be added, westbound on Colorado Boulevard at Raymond Avenue and southbound on Fair Oaks Boulevard at Colorado Boulevard, with a minor reroute westbound on Colorado Boulevard toward Del Mar Station.

Lastly, Metro will boost the weekday frequency of its Line 665 with buses arriving every 35 minutes instead of every 50 minutes. Weekend frequency will remain the same with buses arriving every 50 minutes.

The bus route serves Boyle Heights, East LA, City Terrace and Rose Hill Transit Center, and also acts as a connection throughout LA County to Cal State Los Angeles. The line also has a regional connection with Metro's E Line at the Indiana Station, and at Rose Hill Transit Center with Lines 78, 179 and 182.

A complete list of the changes with links to the new schedules can be found at metro.net/mybus.