MTA Waves Fare for 26 Bus Lines, Including the 720 Through Beverly Hills, for I-405 Closure

In addition to providing free rides on the Metro Orange, Red and Purple Lines, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that it will make 26 additional Metro Bus Lines free the weekend of July 16-17 when the for Mulholland Bridge demolition work. 

Metro selected bus lines for free fares that operate on major Westside and San Fernando Valley streets in areas most affected by the closure. The list of routes includes the 720 and the 20, both of which travel along Wilshire Boulevard through Beverly Hills.

Here is the complete list of free buses this weekend.

Line    Route

2         Downtown LA-Pacific Palisades via Sunset Boulevard

4         Downtown LA-West Hollywood-Santa Monica via Santa Monica Boulevard

20        Downtown LA—Santa Monica via Wilshire Boulevard

33        Downtown LA—Santa Monica via Venice Boulevard

150      Canoga Park—Universal City Station via Ventura Boulevard

152      Woodland Hills—North Hollywood Station via Fallbrook Avenue

155      Sherman Oaks—Burbank Station via Riverside Dr, Olive Avenue

156      Van Nuys—Hollywood-Panorama City

158      Chatsworth Station—Sherman Oaks via Devonshire Street, Woodman Avenue

161      Thousand Oaks Transit Center—Warner Center

183      Sherman Oaks—Glendale Station via Magnolia Boulevard

224      Sylmar Station—Universal City Station via San Fernando Road & Lankershim Boulevard

230      Mission College—Studio City via Laurel Canyon Boulevard

233      Lake View Terrace—Sherman Oaks via Van Nuys Boulevard

234      Mission College—Sherman Oaks via Sepulveda Boulevard & Brand Boulevard

236      Sylmar Station—Encino via Glenoaks Boulevard & Balboa Boulevard

240      Northridge via Reseda Boulevard

242      Porter Ranch—Woodland Hills via Tampa Avenue

243      Porter Ranch—Woodland Hills via Winnetka Avenue

244      Chatsworth Station—Woodland Hills via De Soto Avenue

245      Chatsworth Station—Woodland Hills via Topanga Canyon Boulevard

656      Van Nuys/Hollywood Owl

704      Metro Rapid-Downtown Los Angeles—Santa Monica via Santa Monica Boulevard

720      Metro Rapid—Santa Monica/Commerce via Wilshire Boulevard & Whittier Boulevard

733      Metro Rapid—Downtown Los Angeles/Santa Monica via Venice Boulevard

761      Metro Rapid Pacoima/Westwood via Van Nuys Boulevard & Sepulveda Boulevard

Note: Buses will be using Sepulveda Boulevard between Ventura Boulevard and Getty Center Drive. Passengers should expect greatly extended travel times on this line between Sherman Oaks and Westwood due to anticipated traffic congestion.   

Regular fares will apply for all other bus and rail lines during the closure weekend.

Metro has announced that it is also adding 61 buses and 32 rail cars to enhance service on the bus and rail lines serving the area which will be impacted by the I-405 closure.

Service will be increased on Metro Local lines 2 (Sunset Bl) and 150 (Ventura Bl), Metro Express Line 534 (Malibu), Metro Rapid lines 704 (Santa Monica Bl), 720 (Wilshire Bl), 733 (Venice Bl), 761 (Van Nuys Bl) and the Metro Orange Line.  The Metro Red and Purple lines will operate larger trains with 10-minute frequencies throughout the weekend.

Metro will closely monitor traffic congestion on all routes in the I-405 construction area and will make needed adjustments to bus service based on the current traffic conditions. Transit patrons should, however, anticipate longer trip times to reach their destinations and plan accordingly. 

For additional information on Metro bus schedules, visit metro.net. For more information or updates about the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project, visit metro.net/I-405. 

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