Press Releases

July 11, 2019

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 3 (Warwick Avenue) and Route 29 (Cowesset/Kent County) on Saturday, July 20, 2019 from 10:30am to 12:30pm to accommodate the 50th Anniversary Moon Landing Parade. The following detours will be in effect on July 20, 2019: Route 3 (Warwick Avenue): Inbound trips will travel the regular route […]

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July 10, 2019

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 27 (Broadway/Manton) and Route 28 (Broadway/Hartford) on Thursday, August 1, 2019 from 5am to 7:30am to accommodate a music video filming.   Broadway will be closed from John J Partington Way to Courtland Street during that time. The following detours will be in effect on August […]

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July 3, 2019

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 3 (Warwick Ave.) on Sunday, July 7, 2019 to accommodate the fireworks at Oakland Beach.   The detour will be in effect from 5pm on Sunday, July 7, 2019 until Midnight.   Route 3 (Warwick Ave.) will detour as follows: Inbound trips will leave Suburban Parkway via a […]

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June 26, 2019

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 54 (Lincoln/Woonsocket) and Route 87 (Fairmount/Walnut Hill) to accommodate the Main Street Monthly Cruise Night in Woonsocket. Routes 54 and 87 will be detoured from 5pm to 9pm on the following dates: July 24, August 21, and September 7 Route 54 (Lincoln/Woonsocket): Inbound trips will […]

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June 19, 2019

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will run a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in observance of the Fourth of July.   The Sunday/Holiday schedule will apply to all regular fixed-route buses and trolleys.  RIPTA Offices in Kennedy Plaza, RIde Reservation Office, and Flex Reservation Office will be closed on Thursday, July […]

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June 18, 2019

In an effort to better serve some businesses and manufacturers in the Warren/Bristol area, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that it is launching two additional trips on Route 61X in mid-June.  After meeting with town officials and some area business leaders, RIPTA is adding a morning trip from Providence to the […]

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May 29, 2019

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will implement summer service changes effective Saturday, June 22, 2019.   RIPTA makes regular service adjustments three times a year in response to seasonal changes and/or passenger use.   2019 Summer Service Changes These annual changes are mostly minor and include the start of selected summer services and trip time […]

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May 22, 2019

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour thirty-two bus routes in the Providence area on Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9, 2019 in order to accommodate PVDFest.   Routes 1, 3, 6, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, […]

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May 22, 2019

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour eight bus routes in the Providence area on Thursday, June 6, 2019 in order to accommodate preperations for PVDFest.   Routes 14, 27, 28, 49, 56, 57, 60, and 66 will be detoured all day and night; East Approach will be closed during this time. The following routes […]

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