Rhode Island
UPDATE: RIPTA to detour 12 routes amid storm | ABC6
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced that 12 routes are on detour Tuesday due to winter weather conditions.
This is an update from the 7 routes that were detoured this morning.
Routes 18, 21, 22, 27, 30, 35, 55, 56, 64, 66, 67 and 88 are currently on detour.
The following routes have been updated for detours:
Routes 21, 22, 30, and 60:
Buses will use rear entrance to CCRI if front access hill is icy.
Route 18 (Union Ave.):
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.
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 67 (Bellevue/Salve Regina University):
Service to Touro Street suspended; trips will use America’s Cup Avenue instead.
Route 88 (Simmons Village Service):
Service to Simmons Villages suspended.
RIPTA advises individuals to monitor news reports, download Transit app, check www.RIPTA.com/alerts and RIPTA’s social media outlets (Facebook @RideRIPTA, Twitter @RIPTA_RI) for service advisory updates.
RIPTA urges passengers to sign up for email alerts for their route.