Press Releases
May 24, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 1 (Eddy/Gaspee) beginning Saturday, May 25th through Monday, May 27th to accommodate the Gaspee Days Celebration. The detour will be in effect from the first trip of the day on Saturday, May 25th until the last trip of the day on Monday, May 27th. Route 1 (Eddy/Gaspee) will […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will relocate the Route 6 (Prairie/R.W. Zoo) and Route 92 (Green Line) Trolley stop in Kennedy Plaza beginning with the first trip of the day on Saturday, June 22, 2013 until the last trip of the day to accommodate the 2nd Annual Summer Solstice Celebration. RIPTA trolleys will not […]
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May 21, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will run a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Monday, May 27, 2013, in observance of Memorial Day. The Sunday/Holiday schedule will apply to all regular fixed-route buses and trolleys. UPDATED Route 52 (Branch/Bryant Univ) UPDATED In order to accommodate the North Providence Memorial Day Parade, the 1:15pm Outbound trip […]
Learn moreMay 21, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-one bus routes in the Providence area on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in order to accommodate the RI Pride Parade. Routes 1, 3, 11, 17, 19, 20, 22, 27, 28, 31, 33, 50, 55, 54, 56, 57, 60, 66, 78, 92, and 99 will be detoured […]
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May 17, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour eighteen bus routes in the Providence area to accommodate the Day of Portugal Parade. Routes 6, 27, 28, 30, 34, 35, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 66, 72, 78, 92, 99 will be detoured beginning at 12:30pm until 3:30pm on Sunday, June 9, 2013. […]
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May 17, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 42 (Hope Street) to accommodate the Hope Street Merchants Association Festival. The detour will be in effect beginning at 12:00pm on Saturday, May 18th until 7:00pm that day. The following route detour will be in effect on May 18, 2013: Route #42 (Hope Street): Outbound trips will […]
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May 16, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and AARP hosted a free “How to Ride RIPTA and Rail ” event today, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Forty seniors gathered at the South Kingston Senior Center in Wakefield, RI this morning where they boarded a RIPTA bus headed to the Wickford […]
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May 14, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that they will offer express bus service to Pawtucket Red Sox (PawSox) baseball games every Sunday for the remainder of the season. RIPTA will offer express bus service from Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence to McCoy Stadium for their Sunday games beginning Sunday, May 19, 2013 […]
Learn moreMay 7, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)’s Route 9 (Pascoag) and Route 27 (Broadway/Manton) will service the new Smithfield Park-N-Ride Commerce Lot beginning Monday, May 13, 2013. This new Park-N-Ride lot replaces the Smithfield Commons Park-N-Ride Lot. Per the request of Smithfield Commons property management, RIPTA will no longer serve the Smithfield Commons Park-N-Ride effective […]
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