Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council
Detour for southbound buses heading to the Bus Interchange
Manchester Street at the Lichfield Street intersection will be closed from 9pm, Friday 18 October to 6am, Monday 21 October, causing a detour for most buses heading to the Bus Interchange.
Affected buses will instead travel down Hereford, Colombo and Lichfield Streets in order to reach the Bus Interchange.
Eastbound traffic can make the left turn from Lichfield Street onto Manchester Street.
Route 80 Lincoln/Parklands will travel down St Asaph, Colombo and Tuam Streets instead, and Route 8 Port-to-Port will go via Hereford Street, Durham Street South and Tuam Street, Public Transport operations manager Derek Walsh says.
“This is expected to cause around six-minutes delay to each bus journey, which will affect the reliability of our services across the network,” he says.
Bus stop closure on Hereford Street
Bus stop #53163 on Hereford Street, between Manchester and Colombo Streets, will be affected by the closure. Customers can board or disembark at the Bus Interchange instead. Signage will be up at this bus stop for affected customers.
“We encourage our customers to leave extra time to get to their destinations, while our buses travel the detour route to the Bus Interchange,” Derek says.
“We want to thank our customers for their understanding.”
The planned works are expected to finish by 6am, Monday 21 October.
Updates on the timing of the work will be available to view on Christchurch City Council’s Facebook page.
