Transportation

Residents of South and Central New Jersey and Pennsylvania are scrambling for travel options after NJ Transit engineers walked off the job.

About 350,000 daily riders face major disruptions as the New Jersey Transit halts all train service.

The agency urged riders to reach their destinations before the end of the day Thursday or risk being stranded, as engineers could walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Friday.

Newark airport had thousands of delays and cancellations due to air traffic control blackouts. DOT Sec. Sean Duffy says FAA needs major upgrades and efforts to recruit staff.

Instead of two lanes in each direction, PennDOT wants one lane each way and a center turning lane, as well as a raised curb extension and SEPTA boarding lanes.

Wages and working conditions have been the main sticking points of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.

The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at New Jersey’s largest airport that includes technical repairs and cutting flights.

The city’s Streets Department has started installing the vertical deflection devices as part of a pilot project designed to make the state road safer.

The U.S. transportation secretary said the update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at the New Jersey airport. But flight delays continued Monday evening.

For the second time in two weeks, the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport went black.

Officials have been studying measures since first-year student Noelia Gómez was killed in August. The death of Marina Vasconcelos last week has accelerated efforts.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will upgrade technology and improve staffing at the troubled New Jersey airport.

Details of the agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union have not been released. It comes as contentious talks with rail engineers continue.

Only 28% of Pennsylvanians had switched from a regular driver’s license or state identification to a REAL ID as of May 1, PennDOT said.

More bus service will be provided in the event of a strike. The union representing train engineers rejected a tentative contract agreement last month.