King County Metro says six bus routes that serve Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Woodinville, Kirkland, and Shoreline will be put on hold from next Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 23. The suspended routes are 16, 232, 237, 301, 304, and 320.
“We are still having challenges with having the staff to maintain and repair buses, and we’re still having challenges with the supply chain to get the parts we need to repair buses,” Sanders saidSanders said only 1% of riders will be affected by the change, but 1% still ride the bus and will be inconvenienced.
“Yeah, if you’re that 1%, you have a reason to be upset and be angry,” Sanders said. “We appreciate our rider’s patience for this inconvenience. And we encourage them to use the alternatives. We encourage them to sign up for the transit alerts, and we’re doing our best to get those routes back into service.”, and you can always type “Text for Departures” by texting your bus stop number to 62550.
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