RIPTA board votes to move ahead on new Providence bus hub

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 941

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A 4.4-acre plot of land used to host Providence’s World Cup festivities next to the city’s Amtrak station is the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s choice for its state-of-the-art transit center.

On Thursday, RIPTA’s board of directors voted 6-0 to direct contractor Next Wave Partners to move ahead with drafting bid specs and cost estimates for the proposed bus hub that will eventually replace operations at Kennedy Plaza.

“We need the bus hub,” board member …

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