The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will detour two bus routes and drastically reduce service during the Mount Hope Bridge closure next week.
RIPTA announced Routes 60 and 61x will be detoured beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug. 17, as the bridge closes for resurfacing work.
Route 60, which normally provides direct service between Providence and Newport, will not travel over the bridge during the closure. Passengers needing to travel between the two cities should use Route 14 or Route 24L instead, RIPTA said…