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REMINDER: RITBA Customer Service Center will be open

for special evening hours this Thursday, March 23rd 4-7pm

 

 

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority customer service walk-in center will be open for special evening hours on Thursday, March 23rd, from 4pm-7pm

 

“We had a great response to our evening hours last week,” said Lori Caron Silveira, Executive Director of RITBA. “Customers appreciated the convenience of being able to stop by after work and get assistance from our team.”

 

The walk-in center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9am-1pm for E-ZPass, Bill by Mail, and other tolling transactions.  Call-in hours are Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (877-743-9727).  The Thursday evening hours on March 23rd will be in addition to the regular Monday, Wednesday, and Friday hours.

 

 

 

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