Service alerts
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Service Alert
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will suspend all service on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, due to post-blizzard conditions and ongoing safety concerns. The safety of RIPTA passengers and employees is the Authority’s top priority.
RIPTA initially suspended service at 9:00 PM on Sunday, February 22, through Monday, February 23, 2026, in anticipation of Winter Storm Hernando. While the intensity of the storm has passed, hazardous road conditions, limited visibility, and the need for continued snow removal operations across the state make it unsafe to resume service at this time.
RIPTA officials will continue to closely monitor roadway conditions and coordinate with state and local partners to ensure streets are safe and accessible for buses and paratransit vehicles before returning to service. Service will be reinstated only when conditions are suitable for safe operations. RIPTA will announce when a decision has been made to resume service.
All RIPTA offices, including the Ticket Sales Office in Kennedy Plaza and the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, will be closed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. RIPTA and RIde Customer Service information and reservation lines will also not be staffed on Tuesday.
Service updates will be available at RIPTA.com/alerts, as well as RIPTA’s social media accounts (Facebook @RideRIPTA, X/Twitter @RIPTA_RI) and through the Transit app. Passengers are also encouraged to monitor local news reports for the latest weather conditions.
How to Sign Up for Email Alerts
RIPTA is pleased to offer service updates by route, so you can receive information that may impact you. This service provides subscribers with information about detours, temporary service disruptions and service changes on the routes they ride. To sign up for route-specific email alerts, visit RIPTA.com/schedules. Click on the route you would like to receive alerts for and then click on “Receive Updates for This Schedule.” Enter your email address in the form that pops up and then click “Subscribe.” You will now receive service information regarding that bus route.
For more information on RIPTA services, visit RIPTA.com or call 401-781-9400.
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Service Alert
Routes 1, 76, 78 and the R-Line will be on detour in the Pawtucket area from 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturday, March 7, 2026, to accommodate the Pawtucket St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Roosevelt Avenue will be closed during this time.
Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit):
Northbound: Trips will travel regular route to George Street, turn left on Cedar Street, and then right on Pine Street to the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center. Trips continuing to Market Basket will turn left onto Goff Avenue, right onto Dexter Street through to Park Place West to George Street, left onto I-95 North to the Broadway Exit, turn right at the Broadway Exit and then resume regular route.
Southbound: Trips leaving Market Basket will travel regular route to Broadway and Exchange Street, turn left onto I-95 South, take the Cedar Street Exit, and then turn right on Pine Street to the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center. Trips will then leave the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, turn left on Goff Avenue, turn right on Dexter Street and then resume regular route.
Route 76 (Central Avenue):
Inbound trips will travel regular route to George Bennett Highway, turn right on Columbus Avenue, left on Pond Street, right on Prospect Street, left on Division Street, right on George Street, left on Cedar Street and then right on Pine Street to the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center.
Outbound trips will leave the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, turn left on Goff Avenue, turn right on Dexter Street to Park Place, left on Division Street, right on School Street, left on Pond Street, right on Columbus Avenue, left on George Bennett Highway to Cottage Street, and then resume regular route.
Route 78 (Beverage Hill):
Inbound trips will leave the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, turn left on Goff Avenue, right on Dexter Street through to Park Place, turn left on Division Street and then right on School Street to resume regular route.
Outbound trips will travel regular route to Prospect and Division Streets, turn left on Division Street, right on George Street, left on Cedar Street, and then right on Pine Street to the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center.
R-Line (Broad/North Main):
Inbound trips will leave the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center via Pine Street, turn right on Main Street, and then resume regular route.
Outbound trips will travel regular route to the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center and terminate there. There will be no service to Slater Mill.