Long Beach Transit news and milestones

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Long Beach Transit is upgrading bus stops as part of the 2026 Bus Stop Improvement Project beginning Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. The project will install new bus stop shelters alo…

Due to construction on Cherry Ave. from 10th St. to 7th St., there will be detours effective Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, to Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Route…

AquaBus will be back in service effective Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, after being temporarily out of service. Visit ridelbt.com/watertaxis to view the schedules and plan your trip.…

To address recurring safety and operational concerns, there will be a detour on Route 191 effective Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. During the detour, Route 191 will not provide service t…

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Long Beach Transit a $544,904 federal grant to upgrade its water taxi fleet connecting downtown Long Beach and Alamitos Bay, Rep. Ro…

There will be bus stop closures on Cherry Ave. due to construction effective Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, through November 2026. There will be detours and bus stop closures on Cherry…

Due to construction on the gate at Century Villages at Cabrillo, Route 171/175 bus stop #3150 on River Ave. and Williams St. will be closed Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, to Friday, A…

Due to construction on Cherry Ave. from Carson St. to Bixby Rd., there will be detours effective during entire span of service from Wednesday, July 29, 2026, through November 202…

Photo of real-time bus arrival TranSmart sign. Beginning Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, electronic real-time bus arrival signs at select bus stops will be temporarily offline while they…

Due to construction on 4th St. from Alamitos Ave. to Orange Ave., there will be detours and bus stop closures on eastbound Route 151 from Friday, July 24, 2026, to Friday, Aug. 7…

Due to extended construction on Alamitos Ave. and 7th St., there will be detours and bus stop closures on multiple routes from Friday, July 24, 2026, to Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Ro…

Long Beach Transit is working on updated guidance on what employees to do should ICE try to board buses.

Long Beach Transit's new deputy CEO is Kimberly M. Yu, who has experience in transportation, operational management and strategic planning.