September 22, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 55 (Admiral/Providence College) on Saturday, October 3, 2015 in order to accommodate the Providence College Friar 5K. The detour will be in effect from 8:30am to 11am on October 3, 2015. The route will detour as follows: Route 55 (Admiral/ Providence College) Inbound trips will travel […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour four routes in Providence on Saturday, September 19, 2015, while the East Side Tunnel is closed for routine maintenance and repair work. Routes 1, 35, 78, and 92 will be detoured from 6 am until 6 pm. The detours for Routes 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit), 35 (Rumford), 78 […]
Learn moreSeptember 14, 2015
Following reports that a driver for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) refused to move a bus at the direction of Providence Police who were responding to an accident scene on Saturday, September 12, RIPTA officials Monday described the driver’s behavior as “absolutely unacceptable.” “It is clearly understood that any and all RIPTA employees […]
Learn moreSeptember 11, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold its third round of community meetings to solicit feedback from the public on its fare study. In these sessions, RIPTA will present several fare proposals for consideration. This is an opportunity for passengers to provide feedback on these proposals and to help RIPTA determine which changes […]
Learn moreSeptember 8, 2015
Ray Studley, CEO of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), and Board Chairman Mayor Scott Avedisian will be at Kennedy Plaza early on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, to ride to school with some of the thousands of Providence public school students who rely on RIPTA to get them to their classes. They will be […]
Learn moreSeptember 3, 2015
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit) to accommodate the Hope Street Fall Festival. The detour will be in effect beginning at 11:00am on Sunday, September 20, 2015 until 7:00pm that day. The following route detour will be in effect on September 20, 2015: Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit): Inbound trips will […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-three bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 4, 2015 in order to accommodate the Gloria Gemma 5K Road Race. The detours will be in effect from 5:00am until 2:00pm; Francis Street will be closed between the State House and Memorial Boulevard during […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 92 (RI College/Federal Hill/East Side) from Saturday, October 10 through Monday, October 12, 2015 in order to accommodate the Columbus Day Festival. The Route 92 detour will be in effect from the first trip of the day on Saturday until the last trip of the […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-three bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, September 20, 2015 in order to accommodate the CVS/Pharmacy Downtown 5K Road Race. The detours will be in effect from 5:00am until 2:00pm; Francis Street will be closed between the State House and Memorial Boulevard during […]
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