October 1, 2019
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 50 (Douglas), Route 55 (Admiral/Providence College), Route 56 (Chalkstone Avenue) and Route 57 (Smith Street) in the downtown Providence area in order to accommodate the Gloria Gemma Flames of Hope Celebration. The detour will be in effect beginning at 8AM on Thursday, October 3 through […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 72 (Weeden/Central Falls) and Route 75 (Dexter/Lincoln Mall) to accommodate the 28th Annual Central Falls Car Show. Routes 72 and 75 will be detoured from 7am to 6pm on Sunday, September 29, 2019. Route 72 (Weeden/Central Falls): Inbound trips will travel regular route to Dexter […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Routes 1, 3, 4, 58, and 62 beginning Monday, September 30 through Thursday, October 31, 2019 to accommodate construction on the Downtown Transit Connector (DTC). The detour will be in effect from the first trip of the day on September 30 through the last trip of […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour seven bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 27, 2019 in order to accommodate the Monster Dash 5K Road Race. This road race course will take runners through RIPTA’s historic bus tunnel. Routes 35, 60 and 78 will be detoured from 10am until […]
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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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