Newark Motor Vehicle Center Closing; Worker Tests For COVID-19

Newark NJ

16 December, 2020

6:00 PM

Description

NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) announced that the Newark Regional/Licensing Center is closing due to a single employee testing positive for the coronavirus at each location. According to the NJMVC, the Newark Regional/Licensing Center will be closed until Thursday, Dec. 31. The employee who tested positive was last in the Newark facility on Wednesday, officials said. BREAKING: NEWARK REGIONAL/LICENSING CENTER is closed due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19, and will reopen Thursday, December 31.— New Jersey MVC (@NJ_MVC) December 16, 2020 In total, twelve MVC Centers currently are closed due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19 at each location. These centers are scheduled to reopen on the following dates: Freehold Licensing Center – Monday, Dec. 21Toms River Licensing Center – Tuesday, Dec. 22Bayonne Licensing Center – Wednesday, Dec. 23Wallington Vehicle Center – Wednesday, Dec. 23Edison Licensing Center – Thursday, Dec. 24Wayne Licensing Center – Thursday, Dec. 24Paterson Regional/Licensing Center – Saturday, Dec. 26Vineland Licensing Center – Saturday, Dec. 26Turnersville Vehicle Center – Saturday, Dec. 26Jersey City Vehicle Center – Saturday, Dec. 26Somerville Vehicle Center – Saturday, Dec. 26Newark Regional/Licensing Center – Thursday, Dec. 31 All MVC facilities closed at 1 p.m. on Wednesday due to inclement weather conditions ahead of the state of emergency declared by Governor Murphy in response to the winter storm. READ MORE: Storm Impacts In Newark: Code Blue, No Parking, Businesses Closed NJMVC officials offered the following reminders on Wednesday: All MVC Vehicle Centers are now open by appointment only. No walk-ins are allowed at Vehicle Centers.MVC Licensing Centers still accept walk-in customers for select transactions, like new licenses, permits, or non-driver IDs. Other transactions at Licensing Centers require an appointment.All appointments are scheduled at NJMVC.gov. Appointments are added each day, on a rolling 30-day basis.Any appointments that are canceled due to a COVID-19 closure must be rescheduled at the website. Customers are notified by email when their appointment has been canceled.Customers should always log on to NJMVC.gov to check the status of locations before visiting any MVC facility Send local news tips and correction requests to [email protected] Don't forget to visit the Patch Newark Facebook page. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site. Sign up for Patch email newsletters.