Service alerts
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Service Alert
UPDATED 10:50AM
Several routes are on detour due to winter weather conditions.
Routes Riders may expect some delays on all routes due to weather conditions and are advised to use extreme caution at bus stops due to decreased visibility and slippery conditions.
The following routes are on detour:
Routes 3, 4, 51, 54, 58, 66, 72 and the R-Line cannot service the back of the Providence Train Station; trips will leave Kennedy Plaza via Washington Street, turn left onto North Main Street and then resume regular route.
Routes 6, 20, and 22 cannot service Lower Weybosset due to parked vehicles. Inbound trips will turn left onto Dorrance Street, right onto Washington Street, right onto Memorial Boulevard, right onto Fulton Street and then resume regular route.
Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit):
Inbound will travel regular route to Hope and Olney Streets, turn right onto Olney Street, right onto North Main Street, loop around to North Main Street, through to Canal Street, turn right onto Steeple Street and then resume regular route. Outbound is on regular route.Route 6 (Prairie/Roger Williams Park Zoo):
Service to Colony House suspended.
Route 18 (Union Avenue):
Trips will not service Union Avenue after Webster Avenue. Outbound trips will travel the regular route to Union and Webster Avenues, left onto Webster Avenue, right onto Cranston Street, right onto Dyer Avenue, circle the island and then resume regular route. Reverse on Inbound.
Route 27 (Broadway/Manton):
Service to Hillcrest Apartments suspended.
Route 56 (Chalkstone Avenue):
Service to Stop & Shop suspended.
Trips will terminate at Chalkstone Avenue and Sisson Street.
Route 60 (Providence/Newport):
Service to Bay View Apartments suspended.
Route 64 (Newport/URI Kingston):
Service to 2nd and 3rd Street suspended. Inbound and Outbound trips will use Farewell Street to America’s Cup Avenue to the Newport Transportation Center.
Service to URI Bay Campus suspended. Trips will not service Bridgetown Road. Outbound trips will travel on Rte. 138 West to Rte. 1 South, right onto Rte. 138 and then resume regular route. Reverse on Inbound.
Route 68 (CCRI NPT/Mem. Blvd./First Beach):
Service to 2nd and 3rd Street suspended. Inbound and Outbound trips will use Farewell Street to America’s Cup Avenue to the Newport Transportation Center.
Passengers are strongly advised to monitor news reports, download Transit app, check www.RIPTA.com/alerts and RIPTA’s social media outlets (Facebook @RideRIPTA, Twitter @RIPTA_RI) for service advisory updates. RIPTA urges passengers to sign up for email alerts for their route. RIPTA will e-mail system disruption notices to passengers on this distribution list.