King County Metro Transit will make seasonal adjustments to its bus service starting Saturday, Sept. 19. Bus riders can prepare by picking up new purple timetables, and using the online Trip Planner for some advance research.

Most of the revisions are occurring in southeast Seattle where more than 15 bus routes are being updated to better connect with light rail service at Sound Transit’s Link stations.

Other changes this September ST Express routes 522, 540, 545, 550, 554, 555, 556, 560, 564, 565, and 577 that may affect Metro passengers’ connections. Information on those revisions can be found at www.soundtransit.org.

In addition, the Kirkland Transit Center will close on Sept. 19 for approximately a year, while the city makes improvements to Third Street between Central Way and Kirkland Avenue. During this time, the eight routes that use the transit center will have temporary boarding locations in downtown Kirkland. Look for a map of these temporary stops in the Special Rider Alert brochure and on Metro Online.