Press Releases
RIPTA’S Summer Service Changes To Take Effect Saturday, June 20, 2020
Minor Changes Include Seasonal Service Startups and Trip Time Changes
Read More >RIPTA to Detour Route 92 (RI College/Federal Hill/East Side) Every Friday and Saturday to Accommodate Outdoor Dining on Federal Hill June 19, 2020 through October 2020
Detour in Effect Friday and Saturday from 3:30pm to Midnight
Read More >RIPTA Service To Run Holiday Schedule In Observance Of Fourth Of July Saturday, July 4, 2020
RIPTA to Detour Route 60 (Providence/Newport) to Accommodate Bristol Fourth of July Parade
Read More >RIPTA Limits Onboard Capacity to Fifteen Passengers and Announces Assistance to Meals on Wheels
Starting Next Week, RIPTA Will Assist With Some Meals on Wheels Deliveries
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RIPTA Adds Extra Vehicles to Reduce Onboard Capacity and Encourage Social Distancing
Smaller, Supplemental Vehicles Will Be Assigned to Busy Routes Such as the R-Line Which Runs From Providence to Pawtucket
Read More >Due to Construction, RIPTA To Detour Route 35 (Rumford/Newport Ave.) Monday, March 30, 2020 – Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Detour in effect 6:30AM to 7:30PM
Read More >RIPTA Announces Temporary Closing of Indoor Passenger Area at Newport Transportation and Visitors Center
The Closing Is Effective at End of Business March 17th and Follows the Closure of Other Indoor Waiting Areas at Transit Hubs in the State
Read More >Effective Immediately, RIPTA Temporarily Closes Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center and Both Photo Identification Offices
The Move, to Help Prevent Crowds, Comes One Day after Interior Waiting Area at Pawtucket Bus Hub Was Closed
Read More >RIPTA To Close Ticket Window At Kennedy Plaza And Extend Expiration Deadline For Reduced and No Fare Passes
The Changes Are Effective March 17, 2020 and Come as the Transit Authority Continues to Take Steps to Protect Public and Employee Health
Read More >RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY INCREASES PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST CORONAVIRUS AT ALL FACILITIES AND ON BUSES
All RIPTA Facilities, Buses and Common Areas Will See Intensified Sanitation with EPA-Approved Disinfectants and the Transit Authority Remains in Communication with the RI Department of Health
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