Train service will be replaced by bus shuttles on two stretches of the Expo Line in February in order for maintenance and repair work to be performed on overhead wires, track and communications equipment, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) announced.
- From 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, through Sunday, Feb. 12, express and local bus shuttles will replace train service between Culver City Station and Expo/Bundy Station. Trains and buses will follow their regular schedules.
- From 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 26, express and local bus shuttles will replace train service between Expo/Sepulveda Station and Downtown Santa Monica Station. Trains and buses will follow their regular schedules.
On both weekends the maintenance work and bus shuttle service will begin at 9 p.m. on Friday and will continue through the end of service on Sunday. Twenty Metro buses will be used to ensure bus service is quick with plenty of capacity.
The contractor that built the project — Skanska/Rados Joint Venture — has one year to fix items on the line that require repair or replacement. In order for the work to be done safely, the overhead wires that deliver electricity to trains must be powered down.
Among the items that need work: replacing and relocating closed circuit television cameras near the overhead wires, adjustment of power cable counterweights and localized track work. Metro will also use the closures as an opportunity to perform state of good repair maintenance work on the Expo Line.
Metro officials said that performing the work over two weekends would be the quickest way to get the work done and cause less inconvenience to the riding public.
