Major bus route changes on the way

Just weeks after the arrival of LRT in Ottawa, OC Transpo riders will have to get used to major changes to some core bus routes.

The Confederation Lineopens to the publicSept. 14. Starting Oct. 6, there will be dramatic changes to 86 OC Transpo bus routes, while 52 routes will remain unaffected by LRT.

More than 25 major bus routes including the 91, 94and 95will be given new numbersand will no longer travel downtown.

West-end routes including the61, 64 and 62will now end at Tunney's Pasture, where passengers can hop onto the LRT to continue their commute downtown. Likewise, many east-end routes that used to travel downtown will now end atBlair station.

For more information on how the changes may affect your commute, check theOC Transpowebsite.