What's Open & Closed On July 4 In Rhode Island

NEWPORT, RI — Many Newport businesses and government facilities will be closed in celebration of Memorial Day. Below is a listing of what’s open and what’s closed on July 4.

— The post office will be closed all day. There will be no mail delivery.

Grocery Stores

• Most will be open and operate under regular hours.

Restaurants and Retail Stores

• Restaurants and stores will be open at their own discretion. Please call ahead.

Liquor Store

• Liquor stores will be open at their own discretion. Please call ahead.

Banks

• Closed

Transportation
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will run a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. The Sunday/Holiday schedule will apply to all regular fixed-route buses and trolleys. View the schedules here. Also, Route 60 (Providence/Newport) buses will be detoured from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., due to the Bristol Fourth of July Parade.

Here are the specifics from RIPTA's website.

Outbound: Trips leaving Providence will operate their regular route to the intersection of Route 114 and Gooding Avenue in Bristol, and then turn left onto Gooding Avenue, right onto Metacom, bear left at the merge onto Route 114, and then resume regular route.

Inbound: Trips into downtown Providence will travel their regular route to Route 114 and Route 136, and then turn right at onto Route 136 (Metacom Avenue), left onto Gooding Avenue, right onto Route 114, and then resume regular route.

Kennedy Plaza
RIPTA offices, including the Photo Identification and Ticket Sales Offices in the Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center, will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th, the official state holiday.
RIde and Flex Services
The statewide RIde Program will operate only ADA trips on Tuesday, July 4th. The Flex Service reservation line (1-877-906-FLEX) and the RIde reservation line (461-9760) will not be staffed on Monday. RIPTA Flex Services will not be available on July 4th, except for Route 210 (Kingston Flex Service), which will run on the holiday schedule. Regular service for both RIde and Flex will resume on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.
For more information on holiday schedules or other RIPTA services, passengers can call 781-9400 or visit ripta.com.

Providence-Newport Ferry

9:30pm Providence & 10:45pm Newport departures are cancelled on Tuesday, July 4th due to the Providence fireworks display.

Regular service will resume on Wednesday, July 5.

State Offices

Federal Offices, Stock Market

• Most federal offices will not operate. The stock market is also closed.

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