NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - There was no shortage of trucks entering the new Wickford Village roundabout Tuesday. And while most made it through, some struggled, including a heavy-duty truck that had to reverse out of the intersection.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) said the roundabout has been under construction since Labor Day weekend, but a truck ban began last week as the project entered its final phase.
Yet over the weekend, a photo surfaced on social media showing what appeared to be a RIPTA bus stuck in the roundabout.
"Unfortunately, the driver accidentally deviated from the approved detour," Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) spokesperson Cristy Raposo Perry wrote in an email to 12 News.
North Kingstown police told 12 News they were never c