Remember,??It?s a great day to ride Metro??to get to events and activities where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.

Weekend Service Impacts

• Temporary Construction Reroute for Routes 226, 240, 241, 250, 271, ST 550, and RapidRide B Line;?Transit service will be rerouted and will not serve the Bellevue Transit Center on Friday, February 17 from 8 p.m. -11 p.m.;
• Temporary Construction Reroute?for?Route 240; Transit service will be rerouted off a portion of 108th Avenue NE in Bellevue on Friday, February 17 from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.;
• Temporary Construction Reroute?for Routes 240, 249 and ST 550;?Transit service will be rerouted off a portion of 108th Avenue NE in Bellevue from Friday, February 17 at 11 p.m. to Sunday, February, 19 at 4:30 p.m.;

Holiday Service Levels

Service Reminders

• Take transit to all your sporting events in Seattle this weekend. Metro and Link Light Rail serves riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field and Climate Pledge Arena;
  • The Seattle Kraken will have a match at the?Climate Pledge Arena?at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 18;
• Seattle Center Monorail?will operate lat on Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
• Water Taxi?continues its?seven-day-a-week service?throughout the winter. The seven-day-a-week?service will run from approximately 6 a.m. weekdays (8:30 a.m. weekends) to 7 p.m.;
  • Please be aware that during our winter sailing season, King Tides or high winds could create conditions that impact schedules. It may be necessary to?reduce speed?to protect the vessel on the Vashon route.?More information;
  • Water Taxi will not have service on?Monday, February, 20, President's Day;
• We recommend riders arrive at their bus stop a few minutes before the scheduled departure time of their trip;
• Riders can use?Text for Departures?by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
• Remember, it's free and easy to?sign up for?email or text alerts?about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).

Metro News

• Transit service update Feb. 20-26: All weekday routes operating

• RapidRide H Line construction update (February 2023)

• Metromance: Two bus operators who drove straight to a fairytale!

Transit service update Feb. 20-26: All weekday routes operating

King County Metro will operate all weekday bus routes Feb. 20-24, however, some individual bus trips will be canceled. All weekend routes and trips are expected to operate as scheduled.

Our maintenance crews are making steady progress on fleet repairs and are working with vendors to stabilize ongoing supply chain challenges affecting our industry. We appreciate your patience while we complete this important work. We also continue to face workforce availability challenges and are actively recruiting, training and promoting operators to deliver service.

Monday, Feb. 20, is President?s Day and buses are scheduled to provide regular weekday service.

Before traveling, riders are encouraged to:

• Visit Metro?s?service advisories page?to see if Metro has suspended routes or construction reroutes.
• Sign up for transit alerts?for your favorite routes to?receive updates via email and text.
• Not yet a subscriber??See the?most recent alerts?for your route.

Real-time information on the road:

• Use??Text for Departures??by texting your bus stop number to 62550.?You will receive a text with the next departure times and/or canceled trips at that stop.
• Use the Next Departures tool on Metro?s?Trip Planner?to see what trips are operating at your bus stop.
• On Twitter, follow?@kcmetroalerts?for route alerts, cancellations and delays. Follow?@KingCountyMetro?for general information.
• Call Metro?s customer service office, which is open on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 206-553-3000. (Customer service will not be open Monday, Feb. 20, due to the President?s Day holiday.)

RapidRide H Line construction update (February 2023)

RapidRide H Line service is scheduled to launch on March 18!?King County Metro has been working in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and the City of Burien to upgrade Metro Bus Route 120 ? one of our 10 busiest routes ? to the?RapidRide H Line. We?re excited to bring more reliable and more frequent service, along with new stations and amenities to the Seattle, White Center, and Burien communities!

While RapidRide H Line service will begin next month, we do anticipate needing to complete some paving and punch list work throughout the spring. Specifically, there is outstanding paving work that requires warmer temperatures. This work will not impact bus service. We will continue sending email updates monthly to keep you informed on what to expect near you.

Please feel free to share this information with your neighbors and encourage them to?sign up for project email updates.

Metromance: Two bus operators who drove straight to a fairytale!

We love all our couples who?ve met on transit, but this year?s Metromance couple is extra special to us: They met while working as Metro operators!

The year was 1981. Paul Schwartz and Debra Revere were both assigned to our Ryerson Base in Seattle. Paul had begun driving for Metro in 1979 and Debra in 1980. In a truly perfect Metro moment, the two met in the base bullpen (the lobby for operators). Their first conversation: Discussing Paul?s selection as Operator of the Month.

Read more about this couple's love story and the song they had written about them meeting on Metro for the NPR show Prairie Home Companion on our blog.

Metro is hiring part-time and full-time transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Learn more on our website.?