METRO News Bulletins

Highway 17 Express

See Route Schedule: 17 See Route Map: 17

Several trip run times have been adjusted to account for heavy summertime beach traffic.

Weekdays: A new 10:10am trip departing from San Fernando & 7th has been added that will not serve Cavallaro Transit Center in Scotts Valley. The 11:40am and 1:35pm departures from San Fernando & 7th will no longer serve Cavallaro Transit Center. A 6:30pm “Friday-only” trip from Santa Cruz Metro Center will replace the 1:30pm “Friday-only” trip.

Weekends: To avoid heavy Ocean St beach traffic, southbound weekend Highway 17 Express trips to Santa Cruz Metro Center will not serve the Ocean & Water stop; instead, the bus will enter downtown Santa Cruz via River St and serve the bus stop at River & Front (Stop ID 1457). This change is in effect for the Summer schedule only.

Route 3 - Mission Beach

See Route Schedule: 03 See Route Map: 03

When construction is completed, two new stops will be added on McAllister Way - one outbound and one inbound – to serve the Coastal Biology Building.

Weekdays: Trips will depart Santa Cruz Metro Center at :22 after the hour. From 8:22am to 4:22pm, service will run every two hours; in addition, a trip will depart one hour earlier at 7:22am, and one hour later, at 5:22pm.

Weekends: Routing will be altered to avoid weekend beach traffic. Inbound toward Santa Cruz Metro Center, this trip will turn left at the roundabout onto Pacific Ave rather than using Beach St to 3rd St. This change is in effect for the Summer schedule only.

Route 15 – UCSC via Laurel West

Weekdays: Will not run during the Summer schedule.

Route 16 – UCSC via Laurel East

See Route Schedule: 16 See Route Map: 16

Weekdays: School term “ST” trips will not run during the Summer schedule.

Route 20/20D – UCSC via Laurel West

See Route Schedule: 20 See Route Map: 20

Weekdays: School term “ST” trips will not run during the Summer schedule.

Route 33 – Lompico SLV / Felton Fair

See Route Schedule: 33 See Route Map: 33

Weekdays: Will not run until SLV schools are back in session August 28, 2017.

Route 34 – South Felton

See Route Schedule: 34 See Route Map: 34

Weekdays: Will not run until SLV schools are back in session August 28, 2017.

Route 35/35A – San Lorenzo Valley

See Route Schedule: 35 35A See Route Map: 35 35A

Weekdays: School term “ST” trips will not run until SLV schools are back in session August 28, 2017.

Weekends: A new 7:30am Route 35A trip from Santa Cruz Metro Center to Mountain Store has been added. A new 8:30am Route 35 trip from Mountain Store to Santa Cruz Metro Center has been added.

Route 40 – Davenport / North Coast Beaches

See Route Schedule: 40 See Route Map: 40

Weekdays: The timepoint at Hwy 1 & Western Dr, heading inbound toward Santa Cruz Metro Center, has been moved to Mission & Swift (Stop ID 2619).

Route 71 – Santa Cruz / Watsonville

See Route Schedule: 71 See Route Map: 71

Weekdays/Weekends: For the Summer schedule only, the 11:45pm departure from Santa Cruz Metro Center will go into service at 11:35pm at the Boardwalk stop at Cliff & Beach (Stop ID 1318).

Route 74S – PVHS / Watsonville Hospital

See Route Schedule: 74S See Route Map: 74S

Weekdays: For the 3:10pm departure from Watsonville Transit Center, arrival times at timepoints beginning at Watsonville Hospital have changed.

Route 91X – Santa Cruz / Watsonville Commuter Express

See Route Schedule: 91X See Route Map: 91X

Weekdays: School term “ST” trips will not run until August 28, 2017 when Cabrillo College is back in session. The last “ST” departure from Santa Cruz Metro Center will now depart 10 minutes later, at 5:35pm. “ST” trips departing from Watsonville Transit Center will have a consistent arrival at Cabrillo of :45 after the hour. The last departure from Watsonville Transit Center will now depart 10 minutes later, at 4:30pm.

None at this time.