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Press Releases

November 8, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s (RIPTA) fixed-route fleet and RIde vehicles could not travel over the Newport Pell Bridge and Jamestown Bridge earlier this morning because of restrictions placed […]

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November 6, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all regular fixed-route services on the regular Sunday schedule on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, 2012.  Route 210 Kingston Flex Service will run […]

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November 2, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will suspend service on Route 211 Blue Line and on the URI Hill Climber on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 due to class cancellation […]

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October 30, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) willdetour Route 14 (West Bay) and Route 66 (URI/Galilee) Inbound trips until further notice due to post-hurricane conditions.   Route 66 (URI/Galilee) Outbound trips […]

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October 29, 2012

In anticipation of high winds and heavy rain due to Hurricane Sandy, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will begin an orderly suspension of all Newport and South County […]

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October 29, 2012

In anticipation of high winds and heavy rain due to Hurricane Sandy, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has suspended all RIde Program trips,  except for vital medical trips, […]

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October 28, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy continues to move toward New England, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is working closely with emergency officials to prepare for possible service impacts caused by […]

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October 22, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour fifteen bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 28, 2012 in order to accommodate the Monster Mini Dash […]

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October 15, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 55 (Admiral/Prov College) on Saturday, October 20, 2012 in order to accommodate the Providence College Friar 5K.   The detour will be […]

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