On the Fourth of July, the Big Blue Bus will operate according to Sunday schedules. Routes that do not operate on Sundays will not be in service.
Big Blue Bus officials also cautioned riders to allow extra time to get to their destinations on Wednesday.
The following detours will be in effect due to Independence Day events:
ROUTE 1 towards UCLA (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Buses will detour at Rose Ave. until resuming regular route on Ocean Ave. at Colorado Ave.
- Stops on Main St. at Rose, Marine, Ashland, Hill, Ocean Park, Hollister, Pacific and Bay will be closed; use stops on 4th St. at Hill, Hollister, Ocean Park and Pico instead.
- Stops on Ocean Ave. at Pico and at Colorado Ave. (before the intersection) will be closed; use the stop on Ocean Ave. after the intersection on Colorado Ave. (outside of Il Fornaio restaurant) instead.
ROUTE 1 towards Venice (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Buses will detour at Ocean Ave. at Colorado Ave. until resuming regular route on Main St. at Rose Ave.
- Stop on Ocean Ave. at Colorado Ave. (next to the Pier) will be closed; use the stop on Colorado Ave. (eastbound) at Ocean Ave. (on the corner with the hotel) instead.
- Stops on Main St. at Bay, Pacific St., Hollister, Ocean Park Blvd., Hill St., Ashland Ave. and at Marine will be closed; use stops on 4th St. at Pico, Hollister, Ocean Park and Hill instead.
ROUTE 2 towards UCLA (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Buses will begin service from the stop on northbound 4th St. at Ocean Park Blvd.
ROUTE 2 towards Santa Monica (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): The last stop to disembark at will be 4th St. at Hill St. There will be no service to the stop on Hill at Main St.
ROUTE 4 towards downtown Santa Monica (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): The last stop to disembark at will be 4th St. at Colorado Ave. There will be no service to Civic Center stops.
Route 4 towards West LA (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Service will begin on 4th St. at Colorado Ave. There will be no service to Civic Center stops.
ROUTE 7 towards Santa Monica (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Buses will detour at Pico and 4th St. until resuming regular route at Santa Monica Blvd.
- Stops on Pico at Main St. and on Ocean Ave. at Pico will be closed; use stop on 4th St. (northbound) at Pico (after the intersection) instead.
ROUTE 7 towards Rimpau (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Buses will detour from Ocean Ave. onto Colorado Ave. until resuming regular route on Pico at 4th St.
- Stop on Ocean Ave. at Colorado Ave. (next to the Pier) will be closed; use the stop on Colorado Ave. (eastbound) at Ocean Ave. (on the corner with the hotel) instead.
- Stop on eastbound Pico Blvd. at Main St. will be closed, use stop on Pico Blvd. at 4th St. instead.
ROUTE 8 towards Santa Monica (from beginning of service until approx. 1pm): Buses will detour at 4th St. until resuming regular service on 2nd St. at Colorado Ave.
- Stops on Main St. at Pacific, Bay, Pico and Olympic Dr. will be closed; use stop on 4th St. at Pico instead.
ROUTE 8 towards UCLA (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Buses will detour at 2nd St., continuing eastbound on Colorado Ave. until 4th St. and Ocean Park, where they will resume regular route.
- Stops on Main St. at Olympic Dr., Pico, Bay, Pacific and Hollister will be closed; use stops along southbound 4th St. instead.
ROUTE 9 towards Santa Monica (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Buses will detour from Sunset at Temescal onto Pacific Coast Highway, where a shuttle will take riders into Santa Monica.
- Stops will be closed on Sunset at Via de La Paz, Swarthmore, La Cruz, Carey, Drummond, and at Pampas Ricas/Chautauqua; use shuttle on Sunset at Temescal instead.
- Stops will be closed on Chautauqua at Borgas, Almaloya, La Cumbre and at Corona del Mar; use shuttle on Sunset at Temescal instead.
- Final drop off stop will be on Colorado Ave. at 4th St. There will be no service to Civic Center stops.
ROUTE 9 towards Pacific Palisades (from beginning of service until approximately 1 p.m.): Buses will begin service from northbound 4th St. at Colorado Ave. There will be no service to Civic Center stops. From Pacific Coast Highway, buses will continue to Temescal instead of turning up Chautuaqua.
- Stops will be closed on Chautauqua at La Cumbre, Almoloya, Borgos, and at Sunset Blvd.
- Stops will be closed on Sunset at Hartzell, Drummond, Carey, Monument (LA Cruz), Swarthmore, Via de la Paz and at Corona del Mar.
ROUTE 3 towards LAX (from 10 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.): Buses will detour on Lincoln and Loyola until resuming regular route from Manchester at Sepulveda Blvd. If possible, a shuttle will be in operation to help riders get between these two stops.
- Stop will be closed on Manchester at Sepulveda; use Culver City Bus stop across Sepulveda instead.
- Stop will be closed on Manchester at Kentwood; use stop on Sepulveda at Manchester instead.
- Stop will be closed on Manchester at Loyola; use stop on Lincoln Blvd. at 83rd (after the intersection).
ROUTE 3 towards Santa Monica (from 10 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.): Buses will detour on Manchester at Sepulveda until resuming regular route on Loyola at Lincoln. If possible, a shuttle will be in operation to help riders get between these two stops.
- Stops will be closed on Manchester at Emerson, McConnell and at Georgetown.
ROUTE 3 towards LAX (from 5 p.m. until approximately 11 p.m.): Buses will detour at Lincoln and Venice until resuming regular route on Sepulveda.
- Stop on southbound Lincoln at Venice Blvd. (after the intersection) will be closed; to go to Loyola/LAX, use stop on eastbound Venice (next to gas station).
- Stops on Lincoln at Coeur D'Alene, Washington Blvd., Maxella/Marina Pointe Dr., Bali Way, Mindanao, and Fiji Way will be closed (there will be no service between Venice Blvd. and Jefferson Blvd.)
- Stops on Manchester at Lincoln and at Kentwood will be closed; use Metro stop on Sepulveda at Manchester (after the intersection) instead.
ROUTE 3 towards Santa Monica (from 5 p.m. until approximately 11 p.m.): Buses will detour from Sepulveda and Manchester until resuming regular route on Lincoln Blvd. at Venice Blvd.
- Stops will be closed on Manchester at Sepulveda, Kentwood, Emerson, McConnell, Georgetown, Loyola and at Lincoln.
- Stops will also be closed on Lincoln at 83rd St., Loyola, Tel, Jefferson, Fiji Way, Mindanao, Bali Way, Maxella, Washington and Zanja.
For more information, call customer service Monday and Tuesday (store will be closed for the July 4th holiday).
