Press Releases

February 26, 2016

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour seven Pawtucket-based bus routes traveling on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Pawtucket.  Roosevelt Avenue will be closed during this time. These following routes will pick up and drop off passengers on Goff Street […]

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February 26, 2016

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Routes 60, 63 and 67 in Newport on Saturday, March 12, 2016 to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  The following route changes will be in effect on Saturday, March 12, 2016:  Route 60 (Newport/Providence): Trips into the Newport Gateway Center between 9:00am and Noon will travel along […]

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February 17, 2016

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Routes 50, 55, 56, 57 in Providence on Saturday, March 19, 2016 from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  Service will resume with regularly scheduled trips after 2:30 pm. The following route detours will be in effect on Saturday, March […]

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February 17, 2016

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-six bus routes in the Providence area on Sunday, May 1, 2016 in order to accommodate the Providence Rhode Races.   Routes 1, 6, 17, 19, 27, 21, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 66, 72, 78, 92 […]

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February 15, 2016

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that with the reopening of the Tidewater Drive Bridge, Route 3A (Warwick Ave.) will resume regular service to Warwick Neck on Monday, February 15, 2016.   Route 3A has been on detour since the bridge closed for construction on Sunday, September 21, 2014. For more information on […]

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February 15, 2016

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has announced that the power will be out at the Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 8:30am to 1pm.   The outage is necessary for scheduled maintenance work. The Photo Identification Office in Kennedy Plaza will be closed during the scheduled power outage and […]

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February 8, 2016

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) began reinstating service at 8am on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.  As of 10:40 am, all bus service has been restored.  Riders should expect some delays on all routes due to post-storm conditions and are advised to use extreme caution at bus stops. RIPTA has been working diligently to […]

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February 7, 2016

In anticipation of the impending winter storm, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is urging passengers to sign up for electronic News Updates at http://www.ripta.com/detours-news; RIPTA will e-mail system disruption notices to passengers on this distribution list, and riders can specify which routes they want to receive information about. Passengers are strongly advised to monitor […]

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February 5, 2016

 As the Friday storm winds down, The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that it now has  fourroutes with detours due to winter weather conditions and one additional route with a detour due to a fire. Routes 14, 49, 54, 58 and 64 are currently on detour.   Riders may expect some delays on all routes due to weather conditions and are […]

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