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October 24, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced its participation today in the first statewide Hackathon hosted by the State of Rhode Island. The “Revolutionizing RIPTA” portion of the Hackathon – Hack(RI) – will officially launch at RIPTA’s Headquarters located at 705 Elmwood Avenue, Providence on October 26, 2016 at 6pm. The State of Rhode Island […]
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October 12, 2016
Beginning Monday, October 24, 2016, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will relocate its Photo Identification Office from Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence to its main headquarters at 705 Elmwood Avenue, Providence. RIPTA will be able to extend the hours of the Photo Identification Office and it will now be open five days a week. […]
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Due to construction for the Apponaug Circulator Project, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will restructure Route 29 (Kent County). Route 29 westbound trips will no longer serve the bus stop located on Centerville Road between Tollgate Road and Post Road. This new route structure will begin Tuesday, October 11, 2016 until further notice. […]
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October 6, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour seven bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 30, 2016 in order to accommodate the Monster Dash 5K Road Race. This road race course will take runners through RIPTA’s historic bus tunnel. Routes 1, 33, 34, and 92 will be detoured from 10:00am […]
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September 1, 2016
Due to the closing of the Hussey Memorial Bridge in Wickford for repairs, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 14 (West Bay). The detour will be in effect from Tuesday, September 6 through Tuesday, November 15, 2016. The route will detour as follows: Route 14 (West Bay): Inbound trips will travel the […]
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August 23, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Routes 20 (Elmwood Ave./T.F. Green Airport), 22 (Pontiac Ave.) and the R-Line (Broad/North Main) on Saturday, September 10, 2016 in order to accommodate Roger on the Block. The detours will be in effect from 10:00am until 7:00pm. For more information on the Roger Williams University School […]
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August 22, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-two bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 2, 2016 in order to accommodate the Gloria Gemma 5K Road Race. Routes 1, 3, 17, 19, 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 66, 72, 78, 92 and […]
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August 18, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is reminding passengers that as of September 1, 2016, RIPTA will no longer accept the blue and orange bus passes for its Seniors and People with Disabilities Bus Pass Program. All eligible passengers and pass holders must requalify for the NEW Reduced Fare Bus Pass Program. Under the […]
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August 18, 2016
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-two bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, September 25, 2016 in order to accommodate the Color Run 5K Road Race. Routes 1, 3, 17, 19, 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 66, 72, 78, 92 and […]
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