Long Island Rail Road union workers may begin striking on May 16 if a deal is not reached between MTA officials and LIRR unions. If the strike happens, LIRR service will shut down entirely.

Riders should prepare an alternate plan, as the MTA has released a contingency plan should a strike occur. Here are the travel details you need to know to get to your destination, including shuttle bus service, accessible travel alternatives and more should the strike go into effect.

It is advised to check current station alerts on the Long Island Rail Road website.

The Long Island Rail Road shutdown will cause severe road congestion and delays to the nearly 300,000 daily passengers.

The MTA is asking riders to avoid nonessential travel and work from home if possible. hose planning to commute should allot for more travel time no matter what method is taken.

Travel alternatives will be near or at capacity due to an influx of additional riders, MTA officials say.

The MTA will provide limited shuttle bus service on weekdays provided by the MTA for essential workers and people that cannot remote work.

Buses will run during peak hours toward Manhattan from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and to Long Island from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

There will be six spots to and from locations on Long Island to subway transfer points in Queens.

Those spots are:

Nassau County customers can use NICE buses to connect with Flushing-Main St 7 and the Jamaica Bus Terminal in Queens. See the full NICE bus network map.

The MTA recommends using the following subway stations as passenger drop-off points. These stations are close to major roadways that lead to and from Long Island. These stations do not have parking lots, so please do not plan to park there.

Accessible travel options available on Long Island and in Queens:

The MTA says they are intending to issue prorated refunds to May monthly ticket holders for any business day that service is suspended due to the strike, pending board approval. More details will be provided on how to apply.