Eatontown MVC Closes After Positive Coronavirus Case

EATONTOWN, NJ — The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) announced Monday night that, effective immediately, the Eatontown MVC center will be closed until Saturday, October 24, due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19.

However, road testing at the Eatontown location is in a separate facility and it will remain open for road tests. Additionally, the Eatontown Inspection Station will be closed on Tuesday, October 13, but will reopen for normal operations on Wednesday, October 14.

The employee who tested positive was last in the Eatontown MVC on Friday, October 9. The Eatontown MVC will be deep cleaned before it reopens on Saturday, October 24. Contact tracing is also being done, said the state.

COVID appears to be striking the already problem-plagued New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission: As previously announced, MVCs in Paterson, Newark and North Bergen are also currently closed due to employees testing positive for COVID-19 at each location.

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The Paterson and Newark centers will reopen on Friday, October 16. The North Bergen MVC will reopen on Tuesday, October 20.

If you need to use the Eatontown location, nearby Licensing Centers include Freehold and Toms River. Trenton is an alternative Regional Center. Customers can locate alternative Licensing and Regional Centers via the MVC’s Facilities Location page.

Customers are always advised to visit NJMVC.gov before heading out to an MVC location, to identify the right location to visit, track capacity at Centers, find answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and see if they can “Skip the Trip” by completing their transactions online.