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On Monday, March 17, Metro Transit will make schedule and/or routing adjustments to 17 MetroBus routes in Missouri and Illinois as part of the quarterly service change. There are no changes to MetroLink or Metro Call‑A‑Ride service.

Metro Transit regularly monitors and reviews feedback from customers and operators, and uses this information and other trip data to make adjustments to improve on-time performance and transit connections. The changes scheduled to go into effect on March 17 include:

• #4 Natural Bridge: Schedule adjustment of first morning trip to improve bus connections.
• #18 Taylor: Route ends at West Florissant, no longer serves O’Fallon Park.
• #21 Watson Road: Route remains on North Highway Drive, does not enter Fenton Logistics Park.
• #33 Midland: Schedule adjustments to improve on-time performance.
• #40 Broadway-Halls Ferry: Weekday daytime service to operate on 40-minute frequency.
• #42 Sarah: Route extended to West Florissant and Pope.
• #58 Chesterfield Valley: Schedule adjustments for afternoon bus trips to improve on-time performance.
• #60 Shepley-Lilac: Route serves Parker Road after leaving Veterans Home, two afternoon trips added serving Veterans Home.
• #73 Carondelet: Weekday schedule adjustment to add early morning trip.
• #77 Village Square: Weekday schedule adjustment to add 30-minute service during afternoon rush hours.
• #78 Bellefontaine: Schedule adjustments to improve on-time performance and connections with the #40.
• #97 Delmar: Route to use ML King Dr. and 14^th between Jefferson and Civic Center.
• #13 Caseyville (IL): Schedule adjustment to add new afternoon trip.
• #14 Memorial Hospital (IL): Schedule adjustments to improve on-time performance.
• #15 Belleville-Shiloh (IL): Schedule adjustment and route change, will serve Lincoln and 2nd Street on Northbound trips, will only serve Central Parkway and Veterans Service Office on Southbound trips.
• #16 St. Clair Square (IL): Schedule adjustments to improve bus connections.
• #23 Belleville-College (IL): Schedule adjustments to improve MetroLink connections.

Details on the March 17 service change, including new schedules and route maps, can be found on the Upcoming Schedule Changes page of the Metro Transit website at MetroStLouis.org/ServiceChange. Transit customers who have questions or need assistance should contact Metro Transit Information at 314.231.2345 (phone) or 314.207.9786 (text), available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m