September 25, 2019
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-six bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 20, 2019 in order to accommodate the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Routes 1, 3, 4, 6, 17, 19, 21, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 50, 51, 54, 55, 72, 78, 92 […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 6, 2019 in order to accommodate the Gloria Gemma 5K. Routes 1, 3, 4, 21, 30, 33, 34, 35, 51, 54, 55, 60, 66, 72, 78, 92 and the R-Line will be detoured from 9am […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 66 (URI/Galilee) on Saturday, October 5, 2019 in order to accommodate Wakefield Oktoberfest. The detour will be in effect from 10am to 6pm. Main Street will be closed at that time from Kenyon Avenue to Robinson Street. The detour is as follows: ROUTE 66 (URI/GALILEE): Inbound […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 92 (RI College/Federal Hill/East Side) to accommodate the Wickenden Area Merchants Association (WAMA) Makers & Merchants Sidewalk Sale. Route 92 will be detoured beginning at 9:00am until 7:00pm on Saturday, September 21, 2019. Wickenden Street will be closed between Benefit and Brooke Streets during this […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold public hearings on a new proposed fare structure from September 19, 2019 through October 3, 2019. Under the proposed restructuring, the base fare of $2 per boarding will remain the same, but other fares and products would be changed as the transit authority prepares for the […]
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Public workshops are being held this month as agencies working on the state’s first master transit plan narrow down the transportation options that will be included in the final plan which is slated to be completed later this year. The master plan project – called “Transit Forward RI 2040” – is intended to create a […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 6 (Prairie/Roger Williams Park Zoo), Route 20 (Elmwood Ave./TF Green Airport) and Route 22 (Pontiac Avenue) to accommodate WaterFire. The detour will be in effect on Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 5:30am until Midnight. Lower Weybosset will be closed during that time. The following detours […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, September 15, 2019 in order to accommodate the IGT Downtown 5K Road Race. Routes 1, 3, 4, 21, 30, 33, 34, 35, 51, 54, 55, 60, 66, 72, 78, 92 and the R-Line will be detoured from […]
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Rhode Island College (RIC) and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that the school is joining a network of colleges and universities in the state that allow their students to use their student IDs to access RIPTA’s statewide bus system. Under a recently signed agreement, RIC students will be enrolled in the […]
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