RIPTA to detour 17 routes due to winter storm
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) – Due to the current winter weather conditions, RIPTA has announced the following detours to fifteen bus routes.
The following routes are on detour:
Route 13 (Coventry/Arctic/Warwick Mall):
Service to Job Lot suspended.
Route 14 (West Bay):
Service to the Park-n-Ride lot at Rte. 1A and 138 suspended
Route 18 (Union Avenue):
Trips will not service Union Avenue after Webster Avenue. Outbound trips will travel the regular route to Union and Webster Avenues, left onto Webster Avenue, right onto Cranston Street, right onto Dyer Avenue, circle the island and then resume regular route. Reverse on Inbound.
Route 21 (Reservoir/Garden City):
Service to CCRI is suspended.
Route 27 (Broadway/Manton):
Service to Hillcrest Apartments suspended.
Route 29 (Cowesset/Kent County ):
All trips will not use Highland Avenue. Trips will travel the regular route to Main Street, continue on Main Street, turn right onto Pleasant Street, left onto Highland Avenue, left onto Main Street, and then resume regular route.
Service to CCRI suspended. Westbound trips will travel the regular route to Toll Gate Road, continue on Toll Gate Road, turn right onto Rte. 2 to the Rhode Island Mall, and then resume regular route. Reverse on Eastbound.
Route 51 (Charles Street):
Service to CCRI suspended. Trips will terminate at Twin River.
Route 54 (Lincoln/Woonsocket):
Service to CCRI and Twin River suspended.
Route 55 (Admiral/Providence College):
Service to Providence College, Rhode Island College and Fatima Hospital suspended; buses will terminate at Shaw’s Plaza.
Route 56 (Chalkstone Avenue):
Service to VA Hospital and Stop & Shop suspended; buses will terminate at Sisson Street.
Route 62 (URI/Providence Station):
Service to CCRI suspended.
Route 64 (Newport/URI Kingston):
Service to URI Bay Campus suspended.
Route 66 (URI/Galilee):
Service to CCRI suspended. Trips will stay on I-95.
Route 71 (Broad St/Pawtucket Ave):
Service to Job Lot suspended, buses terminate at Main and Roosevelt Streets.
Route 73 (Mineral Spring/Twin River/CCRI):
Service to CCRI suspended; buses will terminate at Twin River.
Route 87 (Fairmount/Walnut Hill):
Service to Fairmont suspended. Service to Walnut Hill will run as scheduled.
Service to Morin Heights suspended. Westbound trips will travel regular route to Cass and Sweet Avenues, continue on Cass Avenue, left onto Mendon Road, right onto Diamond Hill Road, and then resume regular route. Reverse on Eastbound.
Route 92 (RI College/Federal Hill/East Side):
Service to Rhode Island College suspended.
Westbound trips will travel the regular route to Atwells Avenue and Eagle Street, right onto Eagle Street, left onto Valley Street, and then left onto Atwells Avenue.
RIPTA says the safety of employees and passengers is their top priority and apologizes for any inconvenience.
They continue to work to maintain service during the winter storm.
©WLNE-TV/ABC6 2020
