Re-Paving the Metro Orange Line Busway

Taking the bus regulary to work every morning, on errands after work, or to night classes during the week can give one plenty of people-/environment-watching opportunities. Color me interested when one morning this week I noticed an Orange Line bus on Victory Boulevard. Happens sometimes, perhaps it was out of service. But then two or three others were seen going in the other direction! Invasion, on our streets! (Obviously, I kid.)

Seems that the Metro Orange Line is doing some streetwork, for the betterment of operation and transit efficiency:

"The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) contractors will be re-paving a portion of Metro Orange Line transitway between the intersections of Topham Street/Victory Boulevard and Balboa/Victory Boulevard beginning Wednesday, Dec. 3, for approximately two weeks barring any weather-related delays. Metro Orange Line buses will be detoured off the transitway and stops may be temporarily re-located during this time. [...] Metro intends to successfully meet its 10-week estimate for completion of all work. [...]

"Metro Orange Line buses will travel eastbound and westbound through Oxnard Street/Topham Street and Victory Boulevard with temporary bus stops at Topham Street and Tampa Avenue and Oxnard Street and Reseda Boulevard."

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