Hamden DMV to Close Next Week for Move

Services at the state Department of Motor Vehicles at 1985 State St. in Hamden will be temporarily suspended from July 26-30 to allow the staff to move to updated offices.

Services are expected to be fully operational again in the renovated building on Aug. 2.

The renovations were planned more than a year ago and services were relocated in February to nearby temporary offices while construction work was underway.

During the week-long closing, customers may visit surrounding full service branch offices in Wethersfield at 60 State St., in Bridgeport at 95 Sylvan Ave., and in Old Saybrook at 7 Custom Dr..

AAA offices can do license renewals. Check the DMV website at ct.gov/dmv for AAA  and other DMV offices. The inspection lane at the Hamden office closed as of October 30 and remains closed.

However, AAA offices will be closed Aug. 1 due to extensive computer upgrades for the new licensing process. License renewals are expected to resume on August 2 at AAA offices.

Anyone with a driver’s license that expires on Aug. 1 may renew it the following day without penalty.  A new law requires DMV to collect a $25 fee for the renewal of an expired license.

DMV’s full-service offices operate on a Tuesday-through-Saturday schedule, while the agency’s satellite offices and photo license centers have limited hours on those same days.

Beginning July 30 the DMV will also make a change in its phone center. On Saturdays it will no longer offer live customer representatives to answer questions, although pre-recorded answers are always available.

Representatives will be available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  The change is part of the continued streamlining at DMV due to state budget cutbacks.