Blacksburg Transit is looking for volunteers to help riders on the expanded Christiansburg routes scheduled to start Nov. 23.

Volunteers will staff tables at new bus stops and assist riders along the route, according to a news release from the transit service.

To get involved, you must attend a one-hour training session. The next session is at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christiansburg Town Hall.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new routes is set for 8:30 a.m. Nov. 23 at the food court entrance of the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg. The buses begin running at 9 a.m.

Residents can try out the new routes for free through Dec. 31.

Buses will not run on Thanksgiving Day. Service resumes at 4 a.m. Nov. 27 for Black Friday shoppers and at 7 a.m. Saturday for weekend shoppers.

To volunteer, contact Erik Olsen at eolsen@blacksburg.gov or 443-7100, ext. 2601. For more information about Blacksburg Transit, call 961-1185 or to go www.btransit.org.