NJ Transit Workers Will Have Access To New Coronavirus Test Site

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Beginning next week, coronavirus testing will be available daily in East Rutherford to all NJ Transit employees at a site that was geared toward first responders and frontline health care workers.

Through an agreement with Agile Urgent Care and Accurate Diagnostics Lab, NJ Transit employees will be accepted for appointment-only testing at the site, which opened on April 13.

NJ Transit is also working to expand access to similar testing sites in Central and South Jersey.

In early April, a popular Transit conductor passed away, and the agency said 87 others tested positive.

All staff and customers on NJ Transit vehicles are required to wear face coverings per Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 125.

Due to the rapidly changing nature of the Covid-19 response, customers are strongly encouraged to sign up for My Transit alerts and to check njtransit.com for the latest updates.

As an added precautionary measure to protect bus operators and customers, NJ Transit has implemented rear-door boarding on all bus routes where rear-boarding is available. Seats near the bus operator have been taken out of service to allow for proper social distancing for the operator.

"Maintaining the public transportation system to ensure essential personnel have a way to get where they are needed is critical, and the committed men and women of NJ Transit are on the front lines doing their part to keep the trains and buses clean, safe, and running,” NJ Transit Chair and NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti said. “Providing our employees access to testing is another way we can keep everyone safe and make sure those that need treatment get it as soon as possible.”

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