Hearing Set on Plan to Revise L.B. Bus Routes

A public hearing will be held at noon Monday in the City Council chamber at Long Beach City Hall, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., to consider changes in eight bus routes run by Long Beach Transit.

The changes are proposed to make the routes compatible with the Los Angeles-Long Beach light rail line that is scheduled to begin service later this year. The changes:

Route 1: Extend the bus route east on Wardlow Road from Delta Avenue to the rail station at Wardlow Road and Pacific Avenue. Eliminate the route west of Delta on Wardlow.

Route 15: Eliminate the route on Santa Fe Avenue north of Carson Street to Del Amo Boulevard, and terminate the route at the rail station on Del Amo at Santa Fe.

Routes 23 and 24: Extend the routes on Santa Fe north of Carson to Del Amo, and end the routes at the Del Amo rail station.

Routes 41 and 42: Extend the routes on Pacific north of Wardlow, and terminate the routes at the rail station at Pacific and Wardlow.

Route 51: Extend the route west on Artesia Boulevard from Susana Road to the rail station at Artesia, and eliminate the route on Susana and Victoria Street.

Route 162: Extend the route west on Del Amo to Santa Fe, ending at the rail station on Del Amo. Eliminate the route on the Long Beach (710) Freeway south of Del Amo to downtown Long Beach.

Comments may be made at the hearing or in writing to Mark Malone, manager of service planning for Long Beach Transit, 1300 Gardenia Ave., Long Beach, 90813. Copies of the proposed route maps may be obtained at the same address.