Temporary Statewide Service Reductions Due to Historic Workforce Shortage

RIPTA, like other transit agencies nationwide, is facing a critical shortage of staff necessary to maintain daily transportation service.  With the ongoing shortage of bus drivers, we are forced to temporarily reduce service levels, beginning Saturday, October 22, 2022. RIPTA will reinstate service levels as they are currently scheduled as soon as manpower permits.

Routes 17, 19, 21, 22, 27, 28, 31, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 63, 65X, 72, 87, and 92 will be affected.  Please note that early morning, night, weekend and holiday service has not been impacted. RIPTA is not eliminating any routes.

Temporarily reducing service to match our current staffing levels means that riders will encounter fewer canceled trips as we will be able to run service truer to schedule.

RIPTA will also make changes to Routes 13, 29, 67 and 92 as part of its annual fall service changes. RIPTA regularly makes service adjustments three times a year in response to seasonal changes and/or passenger use.

The following service changes will go into effect on Saturday, October 22, 2022:

Route 13

In order to provide better trip connections at CCRI, Inbound trips to CCRI Warwick will now arrive at 5 minutes past the hour daily.

Route 17

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 34 minutes.

Route 19

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 34 minutes.

Route 21

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes.

Route 22

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes.

Route 27

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 20 minutes to every 28-32 minutes.

Route 28

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 20 minutes to every 28-32 minutes.

Route 29

In order to provide better trip connections at CCRI, Outbound trips from CCRI Warwick will now depart at 10 minutes past the hour daily.

Route 31

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 15 minutes to every 18 minutes.

Route 50

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 20 minutes to every 25-27 minutes.

Route 51

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 45 minutes.

Route 54

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes.

A 5:12am Outbound weekday trip has been added. This trip will service Greystone

Manufacturing at 5:45am.

Route 55

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 38-40 minutes.

Route 56

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 15 minutes to every 18 minutes.

Route 57

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 38-40 minutes.

Route 60

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 15 minutes peak to every 30 minutes.

Route 63

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 45 minutes.

Route 65 X

The service will now be as follows: Inbound morning from Salt Pond Plaza – 6:25am, 6:55am & 7:24am. Outbound afternoon from Stop X – 4:15pm, 4:45pm & 5:15pm.

Route 72

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 20 minutes to every 24 minutes.

Route 87

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes.

Route 92

Weekday service frequency has decreased from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes.

Route 92 will deviate 5 midday round trips, 7 days a week, to serve Governor Apartments on Governor Street.