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 […]
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October 5, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) today announced a collaboration with The Avenue Concept public art organization that creates two “art buses” which will help promote the importance of both public transportation and public art in Rhode Island. Called MOVE RI, the project involves two buses wrapped in vivid designs created by The Avenue […]
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October 1, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has announced a scheduled maintenance closing for the Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center on Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 6am to 7pm. The building will reopen on Monday, October 7, 2018 For more information on schedules or other RIPTA services, passengers can call 781-9400 or visit ripta.com.
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 92 (RI College/Federal Hill/East Side) from Saturday, October 6 through Monday, October 8, 2018 in order to accommodate the Columbus Day Festival. The detour will be in effect from the first trip of the day on Saturday until the last trip of the night on […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 72 (Weeden/Central Falls) and Route 75 (Dexter/Lincoln Mall) on Sunday, September 30, 2018, to accommodate the 27th Annual Central Falls Car Show. Dexter Street will be closed from Rand Street to Cross Street. Detours will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Routes 72 […]
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September 24, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 35 (Rumford/Newport Ave.), Route 60 (Providence/Newport) and Route 78 (Beverage Hill Ave./East Providence) on Monday, October 8, 2018 in order to accommodate PRONK! (the Providence HONK! Festival). The detour will be in effect from 2pm to 6:00pm. The routes will detour as follows: Route 35 (Rumford/Newport Ave.) […]
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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 6:00pm on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Wickenden Street will be closed between Benefit and Brooke Streets during this […]
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September 11, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will be providing free service to veterans participating in Operation Stand Down Weekend which begins this Friday, September 14, 2018. RIPTA will be providing two morning trips to Diamond Hill State Park from Kennedy Plaza on Friday and Saturday, and two afternoon trips back to Providence. On Sunday, […]
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September 10, 2018
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour nineteen bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in order to accommodate the Downtown 5K Road Race. Routes 1, 3, 21, 30, 33, 34, 35, 51, 54, 55, 60, 66, 72, 78, 92 and the R-Line will be detoured from 9:15AM until […]
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