New Jersey Transit is seeing nearly a 90 percent drop in riders in the wake of the viral outbreak, allowing the agency to work on positive train control at times it otherwise would not be able to.

But, the airline will keep flights in some capacity from its crew base at a South Jersey airport.

According to the agency, 19 employees - out of its nearly 12,000 - have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

According to 32BJ Service Employees International Union, the more than 1,000 affected jobs range from cleaning terminals and airplane cabins, to customer service and baggage handling.

As of March 22, tolls at the George Washington Bridge and Lincoln and Holland Tunnels have suspended cash collection. Two days later, the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway followed suit.

The agency has seen riders decrease by 88 percent as residents work remotely and adhere to social distancing recommendations.

"Emergency federal funding is required, so that current programs for capital projects and state of good repair funding are not cannibalized," writes CEO Kevin Corbett.

Drivers were last impacted by an increase in 2012, when charges went up 53 percent and 50 percent on the Turnpike and Parkway, respectively, to fund a $7 billion capital plan.

“Two days ago, we transitioned our internal coronavirus task force from the planning phase to the operational phase,” CEO Kevin Corbett said at the agency's regular board of directors meeting in Newark. “As the governor’s administration leads a robust response to COVID-19, it is also leading the way through unprecedented investment in NJ Transit.

Via's partnership with the city follows several new deployments of its technology in the region, including at LaGuardia Airport.

Officials want commuters to offer their two cents on potential hikes at three public hearings this month.

The move marks an advancement for a key Gateway Program initiative that will increase capacity and reliability for passengers on the Northeast Corridor.