Work is set to begin soon for the most visible element of a project intended to speed up service on the Valley's G Line Busway.

Metro has announced that starting Friday, February 21, the G Line's Van Nuys Station will be closed for three years to enable the construction of a new elevated station. The new stop will be art of a bridge structure spanning Van Nuys Boulevard and Vesper Avenue, which is slated for completion in 2027.

In the interim, G Line passengers who use Van Nuys Station will have a temporary stop at the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and Oxnard Street, which is used as a detour around the current station. Passengers bound for Chatsworth will board at the northeast corner of the intersection, while those headed to North Hollywood will board at the southwest corner.

G Line Improvements project work zoneMetro

Work at Van Nuys Station is one of the signature elements of the $668-million G Line Improvements project, which will also include a grade separation of the crossing at Sepulveda Boulevard, gated crossings at 13 intersections, and improved signaling at the busway's 22 other intersections.

When completed, the project is expected to cut 12 minutes of travel times for G Line buses, which currently take approximately 50 minutes to travel between Chatsworth and North Hollywood.

Approved as part of the funding plan adopted by L.A. County voters via Measure M in 2016, the current project has been pared back from original plans due to rising construction costs. Metro's plans for the 18-mile busway had initially called for a larger grade separation spanning between Sepulveda and Van Nuys, and gated crossings at all 35 street-level intersections. Those improvements would provide light rail-like amenities for the busway, which is also slated for a conversion to rail in the distant future under Measure M.

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