Routes 1, 33, 34, 35, 60, and 78 will be detoured on Saturday, May 25 from 9:30am to 8pm and on Sunday, May 26, 2024, from 6am to 6pm to accommodate Brown University’s Commencement. The East Side Tunnel, Thayer, Brook, Hope and Waterman Streets will all be closed during this time.
The following detours are in effect on Saturday, May 25 from 9:30am to 8pm and again on Sunday, May 26, 2024, from 6am to 6pm:
Route 1 (Eddy/Hope/Benefit)
Northbound trips will travel regular route to Kennedy Plaza Bus Stop I, turn left onto Exchange St., right onto Stillman St., right onto Park Row, left onto North Main St., right onto Olney St., left onto Hope St. and then resume regular route.
Southbound trips will travel regular route to Hope St. and Doyle Ave., turn right onto Doyle Ave., left onto North Main St. through to Canal St., right onto Steeple St., left onto Memorial Blvd., right onto Fulton Street and then resume regular route.
Route 33 (Riverside) and Route 34 (East Providence/Seekonk Square)
Inbound trips will travel regular route to Angell St., turn left onto Gano St., right onto Rt. I-195W, right onto Rt. I-95N, right at the Downtown Exit, right onto Francis St. through to Dorrance St., and then left onto Washington St. to Kennedy Plaza.
Outbound trips will travel regular route to Washington St., turn right onto Memorial Blvd., continue onto Dyer St. through to Eddy St., left onto Point St., right onto South Main St., left onto India Street through to Gano St., right onto Waterman St. and then resume regular route.
Route 35 (Rumford/Newport Ave.), Route 60 (Providence/Newport), and Route 78 (Beverage Hill Ave./East Providence)
Inbound trips will travel regular route to I-195W, turn right onto I-95N, right at the Downtown Exit, right onto Francis St. through to Dorrance St., and then left onto Washington St. to Kennedy Plaza.
Outbound trips are on regular route.
Inbound trips will travel regular route to Taunton Ave., turn right on Valley t o Waterfront Drive, right on Henderson Bridge to Angell Street, left on Gano Street, and then right onto I-195 West to regular route. Outbound trips will travel regular route.