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March 6, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour bus routes in Newport on Saturday, March 16, 2013 to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The following route changes will be in effect on Saturday, March 16, 2013: Route 60 (Newport/Providence): Trips into the Newport Gateway Center between 9:00 am and Noon will travel along the regular […]
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February 28, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour four bus routes in Providence on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Service will resume with regularly scheduled trips after 2:30 pm. The following route detours will be in effect on Saturday, March 9, 2013: […]
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February 27, 2013
It is with a heavy heart RIPTA acknowledges that an incident onboard Route 60 Outbound, which occurred early this morning, resulted in the death of one of our passengers. At present, there is an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by the Portsmouth Police Department. This was an isolated incident and passengers should still feel safe […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 31 (Cranston St.) in order to improve on-time performance. This route has been severely impacted by traffic generated by Central and Classical High Schools on Westminster Street. The detour, effective immediately, will be in effect from 3:00pm – 4:00pm until further notice. RIPTA is working […]
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February 25, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twelve Pawtucket-based bus routes traveling on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Pawtucket. Roosevelt Avenue will be closed during this time. These following routes will pick up and drop off passengers at the Navigant […]
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February 18, 2013
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that all bus service has been officially resumed. In anticipation of blizzard conditions, RIPTA suspended all service on, Friday, February 8, 2013 at noon. RIPTA began restoring restored bus service as conditions allowed on Monday, February 11, 2013. RIPTA worked closely with emergency officials to determine […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is urging the public to provide feedback on how to improve transit services in Rhode Island. As part of a statewide review of transit services called a Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA), RIPTA staff is hoping to hear from both users and non-users of the system. “As part of […]
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that there will be a celebratory ribbon cutting ceremony at the Paratransit Operations Center, 705 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island at 11:30 am on Friday, February 15, 2013. RIPTA, alongside Governor Lincoln Chafee and Senator Jack Reed, will be celebrating the arrival of the first thirty […]
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February 10, 2013
Providence, Rhode Island, February 11, 2013 — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that bus service will be reinstated beginning with the first trip of the day on Monday, February 11, 2013. However, heavily accumulated snow in some areas and unplowed snow on secondary roads, make it difficult for RIPTA vehicles to travel […]
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