SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Metropolitan Transit System’s bus riders in the South Bay will likely experience delays in service on Wednesday due to a work stoppage.
MTS officials said the latest work stoppage could impact the South Bay Bus Division, as negotiations between drivers and operator Transdev continue.
Per MTS, the following bus routes out of the South Bay Bus Division could be affected: 1, 3, 5, 27, 28, 35, 225, 701, 704, 705, 709, 712, 901, 904, 905, 906, 907, 909, 916, 917, 923, 929, 932, 933, 934, 950/950A, 955, 961, 962, 963, 967, 968, 992.
The South Bay division operates 33 routes out of the 100 in the MTS transit system.
MTS officials said East County Bus Division routes, minibus service, and paratransit service are operating as normal.
The work stoppage is already causing problems for commuters in the South Bay.
It was supposed to be a special morning for the McGee family, as one of their little ones celebrated his 6th birthday.
Marquez McGee took his kids to the bus stop, as he always does, to get them to school.
But on May 17, the bus was more than 30 minutes late.
"It impacts a lot because I have to get them an hour earlier to get them ready, to try to get them here, and still it's pushing us back an hour even after that because it's not arriving," McGee says.
Jose Puga, a spokesperson for the union representing the bus operators, walked ABC 10News through their concerns.
"Employees don't have access to restrooms. And they don't have access to shelters for their meal break periods,” Puga says.
ABC 10News reached out to Transdev for comment as well, but our newsroom is still waiting to hear back from the third party contracted by MTS.
Meanwhile, McGee says he’ll have to find a back up plan to get the kids to school.
“I'll have to get up an hour earlier and plan on walking them instead of having to wait for this,” he says.
Information on delays and detours can be found by following this link.
