Press Releases
November 9, 2012
Due to Town of Bristol construction on Hope Street, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 60 (Providence/ Newport) in the Bristol area. Hope Street will be closed between Constitution and Wood Streets during construction for the Tanyard Brook culvert replacement project. RIPTA will detour Route 60 (Providence/Newport) beginning with the first […]
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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 on the bridges by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA). Due to sustained gusty winds in excess of 64 mph, box trucks and […]
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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 the regular weekend schedule. The Flex Service reservation line (1-877-906-FLEX) will not be staffed on Sunday, November 11, 2012. All Flex Service will run on the regular schedule […]
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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 and office closure at the University of Rhode Island (URI). In addition, the Route 210 Kingston Flex will not provide service from the Richmond Park […]
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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 are no longer on detour. All RIPTA bus lines are to expect minor delays as hurricane cleanup continues. The following routes will detour until further […]
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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 Service, with the last buses departing those areas by 10AM, and the entire statewide system will suspend service beginning at 12PM. The last urban trips […]
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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, effective immediately. The RIde Program will only service vital medical trips on Monday, October 29th and Tuesday, October 30th; all other scheduled trips have been cancelled. […]
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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 flooding or high wind conditions. RIPTA will run regular service tomorrow, Monday, October 29, 2012. RIPTA’s hurricane emergency preparedness plan focuses first on safety and […]
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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 5K Road Race. Routes 1, 3, 6, 11, 19, 20, 22, 27, 28, 31, 33, 34, 60, 66, and 92 will be detoured from 10:00am […]
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