TransLink said it will further reduce transit services on bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express beginning this week.
The company also issued temporary layoff notices to 1,492 employees, who worked in various positions at TransLink, Coast Mountain Bus Company, and British Columbia Rapid Transit Company.
TransLink also reduced senior executive salaries and board remuneration by 10%, and deferred road network operations and maintenance.
TransLink announced last week that it was losing $75 million per month with reduction in transit services.
Here are the changes to service it announced:
SeaBus Service
Beginning Wednesday (April 22), SeaBus will end service earlier.
The last SeaBus sailing of the day will happen at 7:30 p.m. from Lonsdale Quay and 7:45 p.m. from Waterfront.
SeaBus will continue sailings every 30-minutes.
SkyTrain Service
Beginning Wednesday (April 22), Expo and Millennium Line capacity will be further reduced.
Expo Line capacity will be reduced by 20% during peak hours. During mid-days, early evenings, and weekends, capacity will be reduced by 20% to 40%, depending on the time of day.
These capacity reductions are in addition to a 17% reduction during peak hours and a 20% reduction on Friday and Saturday evenings, which were implemented last month.
Millennium Line capacity will be reduced by 15% during peak hours. During mid-days, early evenings, and weekends, capacity will be reduced by 20% to 40%, depending on the time of day.
These capacity reductions are in addition to a 17% reduction during peak hours and a 20% reduction on Friday and Saturday evenings, which were implemented last month.
Canada Line capacity has been reduced by 18% during peak hours.
Bus Service
Beginning Friday (April 24), 18 bus routes will be suspended.
Suspended routes: 15, 32, 50, 68, 105, 131, 132, 143, 222, 480, 414, R3.
Most of these routes have other transit as alternatives.
Suspended NightBus routes: N8, N15, N17, N22, N24, N35.
Beginning in early May, we expect another 47 routes will be suspended, and frequency reduced on many remaining routes.
Expected route suspensions: 251, 252, 262, 280, 281, 282, 370, 563, 564, 044, 170, 181, 182, 231, 241, 247, 258, 345, 352, 354, 391, 393, 394, 395, 416, 509, 602, 603, 604, 606, 608, 614, 616, 617, 618, 619, 719, 722, 733, 741, 744, 748, 749, 791, 042, 150, 179.
Precise timing for these suspensions and reductions will be released in due course.
TransLink said it will prioritize service to routes serving hospitals and other health facilities.
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