Two new bus routes will begin operating in Christchurch from Monday 4 September. At that time the current routes 17 and 28 will cease operation and be replaced by new routes 8 and 27. In the Papanui area, the number 27 will follow the same route as the old number 28, but at a higher frequency (20 minutes on weekdays until 6pm), and south of the bus exchange the service will head to Huntsbury rather than the number 28’s destination of Lyttelton. For more details see the Ecan news release or head to the Metro website.