Newark MVC Closes After Worker Tests Positive For Coronavirus

NEWARK, NJ — A New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) regional licensing center in Newark is closing for about two weeks after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, officials say.

The MVC location at 228 Frelinghuysen Avenue will be closed until Friday, Oct. 16 due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19, the agency stated on Saturday.

The Newark facility was also closed Friday, RLS Media reported.

The location will remain closed until contact tracers clear enough workers for it to reopen, or any required quarantine is finished, a MVC spokesperson told NJ.com.

• See related article: Gargantuan Line At Newark MVC As Locations Across NJ Reopen

Newark isn’t the only MVC location in North Jersey to be impacted by a COVID-19 shutdown. Last month, the office in Jersey City closed when an employee tested positive for coronavirus.

• See related article: Jersey City MVC Is Closed For A Week Due To Coronavirus Case

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