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# Big Blue Bus to Run Weekend Schedule on July 4 Holiday
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/big-blue-bus-to-run-weekend-schedule-on-july-4-holiday/
- Published: 2026-07-01T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-01T19:00:00.000Z
- Author: Maaz Alin
- Tags: Transportation, Santa Monica

Big Blue Bus will operate a normal weekend schedule on Saturday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

Blue: The Transit Store and Customer Service will be closed Friday, July 3, and normal hours will resume Monday, July 6.

Riders should note that Routes 1, 2, 3, 8 and 18 may be on detour because of multiple Independence Day events, with some missed and alternate stops. More information is available at the Big Blue Bus[ ](https://www.bigbluebus.com/Newsroom/Content.aspx?type=Alerts&ref=smdp.com)[alerts page](https://www.bigbluebus.com/Newsroom/Content.aspx?type=Alerts&ref=smdp.com).

For UCLA riders, the Hilgard Terminal will be closed Friday, July 3\. Routes 1, 2 and 8 will serve C.E.Y./P2 instead.

Toward UCLA, those routes will end service at C.E.Y./P2 because of the terminal closure. The following stops will be missed: northbound Westwood Boulevard at Le Conte Avenue; eastbound Le Conte Avenue at Tiverton Drive; northbound Hilgard Avenue at Manning Avenue and Westholme Avenue; and the Hilgard Terminal.

Riders heading to UCLA should use these alternate stops: northbound Westwood Boulevard at Weyburn Avenue; northbound Westwood Plaza at the Jules Stein Eye Center; and C.E.Y./P2.

Toward Santa Monica, service on Routes 1, 2 and 8 will begin at C.E.Y./P2 because of the closure. Riders may also board at the alternate stop on southbound Hilgard Avenue at Westholme Avenue.

Edited by SMDP Staff