RIPTA to detour 7 routes amid storm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced that seven routes are on detour Tuesday due to winter conditions.

Routes 18, 27, 35, 55, 56, 64 and 88 are currently on detour.

Riders may expect delays on all routes due to weather.

Drivers are advised to use extreme caution at bus stops due to decreased visibility and slippery conditions.

According to RIPTA the following routes are on detour:

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 27 (Broadway/Manton):
Service to Hillcrest Apartments suspended.

Route 35 (Rumford/Newport Ave.):
Outbound trips will travel the regular route to North Broadway, continue on North Broadway, turn left onto Pawtucket Avenue and then resume regular route. Reverse on Inbound with service on Wilson Street suspended.

Route 55 (Admiral/Providence College):
Service to Rhode Island College suspended; buses will terminate at Shaw’s Plaza.

Route 64 (Newport/URI Kingston):
Service to the Park-n-Ride lot at Rte. 1A and 138 suspended.

Service to CCRI suspended. Outbound trips will travel the regular route to Girard Avenue, right onto Maple Avenue, left onto Connell Highway and then resume regular route.

Service to URI Bay Campus suspended. Trips will not service Bridgetown Road. Outbound trips will travel on Rte. 138 West to Rte. 1 South, right onto Rte. 138 and then resume regular route. Reverse on Inbound.

Route 88 (Simmons Village Service)
Service to Simmons Villages suspended.