Alterations to bus routes and schedules are intended to make service more efficient and accessible. (photo by Edwin Folven)

Metro will implement a series of bus service changes beginning on Sunday, Dec. 14.

Bus service is adjusted twice per year to ensure accurate, efficient and accessible service and to enhance overall service reliability. The latest round of changes also restores critical routes in communities affected by recent wildfires. By restoring connections and improving system reliability, Metro reaffirms a commitment to listening to communities and enhancing the day-to-day transit experience for riders.

Metro is fully restoring multiple lines in the communities impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires. Starting on Dec. 14, Lines 602, 660 and 662 will revert to pre-fire operations, restoring routes, stops and service levels to their configuration before January 2025.

Metro is also re-routing northbound Line 206 in Hollywood. Line 206 will reroute northbound only from Hollywood/Edgemont to Fountain/Vermont. Revised routing via Hollywood Boulevard, Vermont Avenue, Sunset Boulevard, Lyman Place and Fountain Avenue will improve connections to key Hollywood destinations. New stops will be added at Hollywood/ Vermont and Sunset/Vermont.

Additionally, Metro is updating long-term detours, adjusting late-night service to improve bus-rail connections, implementing route renumbering to improve clarity and modifying stop patterns to support the ongoing construction of the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project and the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. For information and a complete list of changes, visit metro.net.