October 30, 2018

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour eighteen bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, December 2, 2018 in order to accommodate the Downtown Jingle 5K Road Race.  Bus Routes 1, 3, 6, 17, 19, 20, 22, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 60, 78, 92 East and the R-Line will be detoured […]

October 30, 2018

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all fixed-route bus service on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in observance of Christmas Day and Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in observance of New Year’s Day. The following service changes will also occur for both holidays: Flex Services, including Rte. 210 Kingston Flex […]

October 18, 2018

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is partnering with Ocean State Job Lot and iHeart Radio for their annual Stuff A Bus Food Drive to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.  The public is invited to help Stuff A Bus by donating nonperishable food items such as canned goods and boxed cereal. RIPTA will be collecting […]

October 18, 2018

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour six bus routes in the Pawtucket area on Thursday, November 22, 2018 in order to accommodate the Turkey Trot 5K.  Bus routes 1, 71, 72, 75, 78, and R-Line will be detoured from 9am to 12pm.   Roosevelt Avenue will be closed during this time. The following […]

October 18, 2018

October 18, 2018

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour seven bus routes to accommodate the Providence Winter Festival.  The East Approach Trolley Pavilion will be closed to traffic on all day and night on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 2018.  Routes 27, 28, 49, 56, 57, 60 and 62 will be detoured beginning […]

October 17, 2018

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Routes 1, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 30, 31, 58 and 92 West in Providence on Friday, November 30, 2018 to accommodate Providence City Hall’s Christmas Tree Lighting.   Routes will be detoured from 5pm until 6pm; Dorrance Street in front of City Hall will be closed […]

October 15, 2018

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour seven bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 28, 2018 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 8:00am until […]

October 15, 2018

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) offices will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2018 in observance of Veterans Day, an official state holiday. All RIPTA offices, including the Photo Identification Office and Ticket Sales Office in Kennedy Plaza, will not be staffed on Monday, November 12, 2018. RIPTA and the RIde Program will […]