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MTA buses and subways are returning to regular service — although with new rules to combat the spread of coronavirus.

New York City subways will be shut down for four hours overnight, each night, to allow the MTA to disinfect every single car on every single train in its fleet. All 472 subway stations will be closed from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. daily starting May 6 until the end of the pandemic, the MTA says. The agency did not…

NBC New York’s Myles Miller and Katherine Creag report.

NBC New York’s Ray Villeda and Checkey Beckford report.

Team coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

The L train rehabilitation project is officially complete and done so ahead of schedule, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday.  Last year, the MTA began rehabbing the Hurricane Sandy-damaged Canarsie Tunnels — a project that was anticipated to take until the summer of 2020 to finish.  “While New Yorkers continue to cope with the devastating impact of COVID019, the L…

Gov. Cuomo announced that the L Train Tunnel reopens today after twelve months of construction..

State highway departments across the U.S. are starting to feel the financial pinch from a dramatic decline in driving caused by coronavirus precautions. Fewer vehicles on the roads means fewer gallons of gas purchased, which means less tax revenue for repairs and new projects.

Mayor De Blasio gives updates on transportation in New York City due to COVID-19.

Amtrak plans to suspend Acela Nonstop lines due to decreased demand as the novel coronavirus outbreak grows across the country. Amtrak will suspend the service between March 10 and May 26, which is the day after Memorial Day. That means three routes (trains 2401, 2402 and 2403) that go directly between Washington, D.C., and New York City won’t run. Travelers…

Nine months before a drive to Manhattan is scheduled to cost commuters more money, the MTA still hasn’t received approval from the federal government on its congestion pricing — but MTA Chairman Pat Foye is confident the deal will go through. The transit agency stands to gain $15 billion from New York City becoming the first big city in the…

While the MTA, which is relying on money generated by the congestion plan to make improvements, appeared confident the proposal will go through, but the federal government said it needs to review the plan. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The nation’s third-largest transit system has welcomed several new board members as it continues to face commuter ire over delays and cancellations and struggles to complete a federally required safety system by year-end

A routine morning commute ended with a violent collision at a New Jersey rail crossing that has long been considered dangerous. It happened Tuesday morning in Middlesex on the Raritan Valley line. Brian Thompson reports.

An accident involving multiple trucks in Middlesex County snarled-up traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike. The incident took place around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday on I-95 between exits 9 and 8A in Milltown. New Jersey State Police told News 4 that two box trucks and two tractor trailers going southbound were involved in the incident. Chopper 4 was over the accident…

An accident involving multiple trucks in Middlesex County has snarled-up traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday afternoon. Chopper 4 was over the scene.

He didn’t delve too deeply into his reasons for quitting, but did address a planned structural reorganization of the MTA that would diminish the role he had, instead focusing it on day-to-day operations

Three months after trying to resign and then staying, Andy Byford announced he will be leaving the MTA. Byford cited the “centralization of projects and an expanded HQ” which stripped him of control of the L train renovation in his resignation letter. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy promised there would be no fare hike for NJ Transit riders in his 2021 budget proposal — news that came as music to the ears of commuters who already shell out some of the highest mass transit rates in the country. Murphy made the announcement Tuesday morning, in the presence of the fourth class of prospective...

After pulling nearly 300 subway cars from service because doors were opening as the trains were in motion, the MTA said there was a switch not calibrated properly inside the doors, which led to them opening as much as 4 inches. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.