Stop & Shop Strike Detours 17 RIPTA Routes

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has detoured 17 routes for the duration of the worker's strike at Stop & Shop. While regular service will continue, buses will not stop directly in front of stores due to safety concerns. Riders who usually use these stops are encouraged to find an alternative stop nearby.

Routes 9, 14, 17, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 54, 56, 63, 64, 66, 71, 75, 78 and 92 are affected by the strike detour. Bus drivers have been told to look for passengers waiting in these areas and stop for them even if they are not at a designated bus stop.

"We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank everyone for their patience at this time. Safety remains our top priority," RIPTA officials said in a statement.

Per RIPTA, individual routes will be affected as follows:

Route 9X (Pascoag Park-n-Ride):

Service to Stop & Shop suspended.

Route 14 (West Bay):

Trips will enter Salt Pond Plaza by Woodruff Road, turn left onto Service Road and exit to Rte. 108.

Route 17 (Dyer/Pocasset):

Trips will enter the plaza from Atwood Avenue, right behind Bank of America, and then exit the same way.

Route 27 (Broadway/Manton):

Trips will continue on Manton Avenue; no service to Stop & Shop.

Route 28 (Broadway/Hartford):

Trips will enter the plaza, take a right behind Starbucks, loop the lot and exit the same way.

Route 29 (Cowesett/Kent County):

Trips will enter the plaza from Cowesett Avenue, turn left onto Center Service Road, and then turn left to exit Rte. 2.

Route 33 (Riverside):

Trips will not service the Wampanoag Mall; passengers will be picked up and dropped off on Pawtucket Ave and Taunton Ave.

Route 34 (East Providence):

Trips will not service the Wampanoag Mall; passengers will be picked up and dropped off on Pawtucket Ave and Taunton Ave.

Route 54 (Lincoln/Woonsocket):

Trips will enter Lincoln Mall via the 2nd entrance, left in front of Target to the bus stop, and then turn left to exit Lincoln Mall.

Route 56 (Chalkstone Avenue):

Trips will travel the regular route to Chalkstone Avenue through to Manton Avenue, right onto Fruit Hill Avenue, left onto Ardwick Avenue, left onto Woonasquatucket Avenue through to Fruit Hill Avenue, left onto Manton Avenue through to Chalkstone Avenue and then resume regular route.

Route 63 (Broadway/Middletown Shops):

Trips will enter the main entrance, turn left onto Service Road toward Walmart and then exit Walmart.

Route 64 (Newport/URI Kingston):

Trips will enter the main entrance, turn left onto Service Road toward Walmart and then exit Walmart.

Route 66 (URI/Galilee):

Trips will enter Salt Pond Plaza by Woodruff Road, turn left onto Service Road and exit to Rte. 108.

Route 71 (Broad St./Pawtucket Ave.):

Trips will enter the plaza after McDonald’s and then exit the same way.

Route 75 (Dexter/Lincoln Mall):

Trips will enter Lincoln Mall via the 2nd entrance, left in front of Target to the bus stop, and then turn left to exit Lincoln Mall.

Route 78 (Beverage Hill Ave./East Providence):

Trips will not service the Wampanoag Mall; passengers will be picked up and dropped off on Pawtucket Ave and Taunton Ave.

Route 92 (RI College/Federal Hill/East Side):

Eastbound trips will travel the regular route to Pitman Street, enter the East Side Market Plaza, drop off and pick up passengers next to Rite Aid, and then exit the plaza the same way the bus entered.

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