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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-046NCDOT release, Mar. 16, 2020: Ferry Division 'strengthening procedures' until further notice: increased cleaning; employees required to wash hands regularly; passengers asked to remain in their vehicles for the voyage; CDC guidance posted; recital of the Governor's emergency declaration and school-closure and gathering orderN.C. Ferry Division Strengthens Protections During COVID-19 OutbreakNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division; Director Harold ThomasNorth Carolina (NCDOT Ferry System: Outer Banks, Pamlico Sound, Neuse and Cape Fear routes)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin GramianPennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in servicesCash Toll Collection to Resume Thursday, May 21, 2020Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Delaware (I-95, Biddles and Dover toll plazas)StateMay 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponedMDTA Implements All-Electronic Tolling Statewide in Response to COVID-19 - Cashless Tolling at All MDTA Facilities Begins 3 p.m. Today…Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities: JFK Memorial Highway (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Bay Bridge, Nice/Middleton Bridge; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers statewide)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out onlyUpdate for MDTA Toll Facility Customers During COVID-19 State of Emergency - E-ZPass Discount Plans & Notices of Toll Due Extended…Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities; I-95 travel plazas)StateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-001MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' service-status notice, last updated Mar. 17, 2020 7:00 p.m.: system-wide service reductions effective Mar. 18, 2020; rear-door boarding on all bus routes; Transit Store and Reduced Fare Certification Office closed from Mar. 16Coronavirus Updates - Service Status (service reductions on all vehicle modes effective Wednesday, March 18)Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)Maryland (Baltimore region; MARC Penn, Camden and Brunswick Lines to Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, W. Va.)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-006DART First State 'Reduced Service Schedule' notice (last updated Mar. 20, 2020): weekday fixed-route service on Saturday schedules statewide from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; paratransit no longer accepting cash or tickets from Mar. 21, 2020DART to Operate Reduced Weekday Service Statewide Until Further NoticeDelaware Transit Corporation (DART First State), a subsidiary of the Delaware Department of TransportationDelaware (statewide: New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties)StateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-042OmniRide notice, Mar. 18, 2020, 'IMPORTANT OmniRide Fare Changes During COVID-19': Local and Metro Express services fare free; no cash fares or cash SmarTrip reloads on Express buses; Transit Center main lobby and exterior restrooms closed until further noticeIMPORTANT OmniRide Fare Changes During COVID-19Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRideVirginia (Prince William County, Manassas, Manassas Park; commuter service to Washington, D.C., the Pentagon and Navy Yard)Sector regulatorMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-010CTDOT press release, Mar. 19, 2020, 'CTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations': rear-door boarding effective immediately on all CTtransit and CTfastrak buses and all transit districts in Connecticut; 100 barrier-equipped buses redeployed; public to reserve transit for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLYCTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations - Measures to Safeguard Passengers and Bus Drivers, and to Maintain Continuity of…Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Bureau of Public TransportationConnecticut (statewide: CTtransit, CTfastrak and all transit districts)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-077FDOT/FTE news release, Mar. 19, 2020: cash not accepted for tolls from noon Mar. 19, 2020 'to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and to help keep toll collectors safe'; all vehicles processed electronically through Toll-By-Plate at the cash rate; $2.50 invoice administrative fee temporarily waivedFlorida Department of Transportation's Turnpike Enterprise Will Process All Vehicles Electronically Through Toll-By-Plate - Temporarily…Florida Department of Transportation, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE); Secretary Kevin J. ThibaultFlorida (Florida's Turnpike system statewide)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-073Illinois Tollway home page (captured Mar. 28, 2020): all toll collection handled via I-PASS, E-ZPass and the online payment portal 'as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus'; in-person Customer Service Centers and the Customer Call Center closed until further notice; overweight and over-dimension truck permits online only; 'Special Authorization: Movement of Loads in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic'Illinois Tollway to Implement All-Electronic Tolling as Precaution Against Spread of Coronavirus; Everything Customers Need to Know…Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (Illinois Tollway)Illinois (Tri-State, Jane Addams, Reagan, Veterans Memorial and Route 390 Tollways; Chicago region)StateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-089MTA press release, Aug. 18, 2020: front-door boarding and fare collection resume on all local and SBS buses Aug. 31, 2020; rear-door boarding had been implemented Mar. 23, 2020; polycarbonate operator barriers on 4,800 local buses; seat behind the operator blocked; forgone bus fares of $159 million; Bridge and Tunnel Officers and EAGLE teams to enforce fare payment and mask requirementMTA Announces Front-Door Boarding and Fare Collection to Resume on All Local and SBS Buses Beginning Monday, August 31Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York City Transit; MTA Bus CompanyNew York (New York City; all MTA local and Select Bus Service buses)StateAug. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-027NJTA announcement, Mar. 24, 2020: cash collections suspended at all toll locations on the Turnpike and Parkway from 10:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020 'as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19'; all tolls collected electronically; non-E-ZPass vehicles billed by mail at the cash rate; UPDATE: cash collections resumed May 19, 2020Cash toll collections suspended on the Turnpike and the ParkwayNew Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA)New Jersey (New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway)Sector regulatorMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-028NJTA 'Answers to your questions about Toll-By-Mail,' Apr. 23, 2020: cash collections suspended 'as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19'; invoices weekly at the cash rate from the week of Apr. 27; administrative fees on second notice; 'This is an extraordinary measure being taken in order to help slow the spread of Covid-19'; UPDATE: cash collections resumed May 19, 2020Answers to your questions about Toll-By-MailNew Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA)New Jersey (Turnpike and Parkway)Sector regulatorApr. 23, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074DRJTBC news release, Mar. 24, 2020: temporary cashless toll collection from 10:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020 at the seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points 'until further notice'; toll booths closed; non-E-ZPass vehicles billed by mail with 30 days to pay; $30 violation fee per unpaid transactionTemporary Cashless Tolling to Start Tonight at Seven Commission Toll Bridges - Emergency Measure Aimed at Combatting Spread of COVID-19…Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC)Pennsylvania and New Jersey (seven DRJTBC toll bridges: Trenton-Morrisville, New Hope-Lambertville, I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg, Portland-Columbia, Delaware Water Gap, Milford-Montague)Sector regulatorMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-007DRPA 'COVID-19 Travel Information & Updates': all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all four bridges effective 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 until further notice; no collectors in lanes; toll invoices mailed to non-E-ZPass owners; customer-service voicemail onlyBridge Travel Information and COVID-19 Stay-At Home Orders - Cashless tolling only, effective 6 a.m. Thursday, 3/26Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)Pennsylvania and New Jersey (Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross Bridges; PATCO)Sector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-008DRPA 'Travel Information & Updates Amid COVID-19': cashless tolling in effect from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020; Toll-By-Mail ends May 11; E-ZPass lanes return to account holders and non-E-ZPass customers return to cash lanesTravel Information & Updates Amid COVID-19 - Electronic Tolls Only from March 26 to May 11Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA bridges)Sector regulatorMay 11, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-009DRPA Toll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions: cash collections suspended on the four bridges from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020 'as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19'; toll collectors removed; invoices mailed weekly at the cash rate; administrative fees on second noticeToll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions (From March 26, 2020 to May 11, 2020... DRPA suspended cash collections)Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA bridges)Sector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-098DRBA press release, Mar. 25, 2020: cashless tolling at the Delaware Memorial Bridge southbound toll plaza from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic; no collectors, no cash; non-E-ZPass owners invoiced by mail without administrative fee; E-ZPass Customer Service Center closed; bridge traffic down 40 percent (193,390 vehicles Mar. 18-24)Delaware Memorial Bridge Implements Cashless TollingDelaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA)Delaware and New Jersey (Delaware Memorial Bridge, I-295/US 40)Sector regulatorMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-035CTDOT press release, Mar. 27, 2020: New Haven Line to an hourly schedule from Mar. 30, 2020 ('approximately 50 percent less than a normal weekday schedule'); New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury Lines reduced; Hartford Line special weekday schedule; Shore Line East weekend schedule continuing; statewide rear-door boarding on buses; public to reserve bus service for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLYCTDOT Issues Update on Bus and Rail ServiceConnecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT); Public Transportation Bureau Chief Richard Andreski; Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi (quoted)Connecticut (New Haven Line and branches; Hartford Line; Shore Line East; statewide bus)StateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-087Delaware News release, Apr. 1, 2020: from Apr. 2, 2020 DART limits the number of passengers on each bus based on seating capacity; boarding through the rear door with no fare collection; additional timing buses and standby operatorsDART Institutes Additional Safety Measures (passenger limits; rear-door boarding; no fare collection from April 2, 2020)Delaware Transit Corporation (DART First State), Delaware Department of TransportationDelaware (statewide DART bus service)StateApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-017UTA notice, Mar. 27, 2020, 'Temporary Service Reductions Starting April 5th': bus ridership down 56 percent, FrontRunner 75 percent, TRAX 60 percent, paratransit 75 percent; frequencies cut (TRAX 15 to 30 minutes; FrontRunner 30 to 60 minutes; UVX 6 to 15 minutes); some commuter routes suspended; operators not handling passes, visual fare inspection only; rear-door boarding signage; passenger line moved back six feetTemporary Service Reductions Starting April 5thUtah Transit Authority (UTA)Utah (Wasatch Front: Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Utah, Box Elder and Tooele Counties)Sector regulatorMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-037CTDOT press release, Apr. 10, 2020: food trucks temporarily permitted at four highway rest areas under the Governor's Executive Order of that date, to feed truckers and essential workers during the pandemic; permits required (local health license); the Governor's food-service directives and social distancing applyFood Trucks Temporarily Permitted at CTDOT Highway Rest Areas - Goal is to Keep Commerce Rolling during COVID CrisisConnecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph J. Giulietti, implementing an Executive Order of Governor Ned Lamont of Apr. 10, 2020Connecticut (rest areas on I-84 Danbury, I-91 Middletown and Wallingford, I-95 North Stonington)StateApr. 10, 20202020 Q2Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-043OmniRide update, Apr. 20, 2020: from Apr. 27, 2020 Express commuter service further reduced to four routes (ridership down 90 percent); fares free on Local and Metro Express; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 at a time when possible; local riders permitted one loop only; seats nearest the operator blockedUPDATE: OmniRide Express Service Reduction, As Of 4/27Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRideVirginia (PRTC service area; commuter routes to Washington, the Pentagon, L'Enfant Plaza and Navy Yard)Sector regulatorApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056OmniRide 'Reduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic' (posted Apr. 20, 2020; captured May 28, 2020): only four Express commuter routes operating (ridership down 90 percent); Local and Metro Express fare free; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 when possible; one loop only on local buses; seats nearest the operator blocked; operators wearing masksReduced OmniRide Service During PandemicPotomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRideVirginia (PRTC service area)Sector regulatorApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read