Governor Phil Murphy said Wednesday night that he's "hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst" regarding a possible NJ Transit rail strike.

NJ Transit is already preparing for the walkout by urging as many people as possible to start working from home.

Similarly, the MetLife website announced, “There will be NO NJ Transit Rail or Bus Service to MetLife Stadium for the Shakira concerts on May 15 & 16. If NJ Transit rail service is your preferred means of transportation to MetLife Stadium, please plan for an alternate way to travel to the Shakira concerts.”

In 2016, an agreement was announced in the final hours before a March 11 strike deadline was set by all of NJ Transit’s 15 rail unions.

NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri said the two sides have had “constructive” meetings this week in Newark and in Washington, D.C.

Travelers are urged to make use of bus lines serving Newark Liberty International Airport. Those include NJ TRANSIT buses GO 28 (Bloomfield-Newark), 37 (Maplewood-Irvington-Newark), 62 (Newark-Elizabeth), 67 (Ocean-Monmouth-Middlesex-Newark), and Coach USA express service to/from Manhattan.

Both the CEO of NJ Transit and the leader of the union representing hundreds of locomotive engineers expressed optimism Wednesday evening about reaching a deal to avoid a potential rail strike before 12:01 a.