METRO News Bulletins

Route 3A Detour, Bridge Closure

See Route Schedule: 3A

Effective: Mar 12 2025

Due to the Murray Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project, Route 3A Inbound (Capitola Mall to Downtown) will operate on a detour starting March 24, 2025, until further notice. The 3A will continue on 7th Ave to Capitola Road, to Soquel Dr, to Seabright Ave, to Broadway returning to normal routing. Please be prepared for additional detours as the project progresses. Visit https://rt.scmetro.org for METRO Real-Time tracking.

Route 73 Detour

See Route Schedule: 73

Effective: Apr 17 - Jun 18 2025

Starting April 17, 2025, Route 73 will operate on a detour due to the closure of the Park Avenue on/off ramps. The route will use Park Avenue and Bay Avenue in both directions. No bus stops will be affected. This detour will remain in place until further notice.

Spring Service starting March 13, 2025

Highlighted Service Changes:

Highway 17 Express

Trip departure times have been adjusted to provide more time to make connections to/from Caltrain.

Route 40 – Highway 1 – Davenport

Weekdays: Some departure times have changed.

Route 41 – Bonny Doon

Weekdays: Some departure times have changed.

Route-specific Schedule Changes between Winter and Spring schedules - Routes not specifically mentioned below will continue to operate the same schedule as Winter 2024-25 Service. Riders are advised to review all the route changes below, and then view the new schedules and maps to see the changes in detail.

Highway 17 Express

See Route Schedule: 17

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: Trip departure times have been adjusted to provide more time to make connections to/from Caltrain.

Route 1 – Soquel/Cabrillo/Airport

See Route Schedule: 1

STOP CHANGES

Weekdays/Weekends The stops at 41st Ave & Soquel Dr and at Watsonville Hospital are no longer timepoints, but they will remain as regular stops. The following stops, added in Winter as a “detour” but not appearing on all online maps, will be formally added: Soquel Dr & Orchard (Stop ID 1828), Soquel Dr & Monterey Ave (Stop ID 1832), Soquel Dr & Lower Perimeter Rd (Sesnon House) (Stop ID 2722), Soquel Dr & Terrace Dr (Stop ID 2575), Soquel Dr & Porter Gulch Rd (Stop ID 1838), and Soquel Dr & Fairway Dr (Stop ID 1829).

Route 2 – Capitola/Cabrillo/Main

See Route Schedule: 2

STOP CHANGES

Weekdays/Weekends: The following stops have been discontinued: Water & Market (Stop ID 1896), Soquel Ave & Hagemann Ave (Stop ID 1797), Soquel Dr & E Walnut (Stop ID 1824), Soquel Dr & Silver Birch Ln (Stop ID 1830), Soquel Dr & Borregas Dr (Stop ID 1841), Soquel Dr & W Ledyard Way (Stop ID 1847), Soquel Dr & W Ledyard Way (Stop ID 1846), Soquel Dr & Maplethorpe Ln (Stop ID 1833), Soquel Dr & Browns Ln (Stop ID 1827), Capitola Rd & Foster Ct (Stop ID 2340), and Soquel Ave & Trevethan (Stop ID 1798).

Route 3A – Capitola Mall/Live Oak via East Cliff

See Route Schedule: 3A

STOP CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: River St South & Soquel Ave (Stop ID 2754 – River Front Transit Center Area 1) will not be served. Passengers may board at Front & Soquel Ave (Stop ID 2667 – River Front Area 3) or River (River/Front Garage) (Stop ID 1713).

Route 3B – Capitola Mall/Live Oak via 17th/Brommer

See Route Schedule: 3B

STOP CHANGE SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: River St South & Soquel Ave (Stop ID 2754 – River Front Transit Center Area 1) will not be served. Passengers may board at Front & Soquel Ave (Stop ID 2667 – Area 3) or River (River/Front Garage) (Stop ID 1713).

Weekdays: The 8:00am departure from Capitola Mall will depart ten minutes earlier at 7:50am.

Route 40 – Highway 1 – Davenport

See Route Schedule: 40

ROUTE CHANGE SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays/Weekends: Toward Davenport, the route will continue to operate on the “detour” route started in Fall 2024: from Mission St to Swift St to Delaware Ave to Natural Bridges Dr, then back to Hwy 1. Highway 1 & Western Ave (Stop ID 2095) has been discontinued; the nearest outbound stop is Natural Bridges Dr & Mission (Stop ID 2716).

Weekdays: The 8:00am departure from River Front Transit Center will leave ten minutes earlier at 7:50am, the 12:55pm departure will leave an hour and ten minutes later at 2:05pm, and the 4:55pm departure will leave 25 minutes later at 5:20pm.

Route 41 – Bonny Doon

See Route Schedule: 41

SCHEDULE CHANGE

Weekdays: The 1:00pm departure from River Front Transit Center will leave an hour and ten minutes later at 2:10pm, and the 5:00pm departure will leave 15 minutes later at 5:15pm.

Route 78 – Ohlone/Watsonville Hospital

See Route Schedule: 78

ROUTE CHANGE

Weekends: Westridge Dr will not be served. Going outbound to Freedom Centre, from Harkins Slough Road to Main St, the route will run on S. Green Valley Road and serve S. Green Valley Rd & Main (Stop ID 2721). Inbound to Watsonville Transit Center, S. Green Valley Rd & Main (Stop ID 2552) will be served.

None at this time.