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 including the center in New Britain at 85 North Mountain Road. Middletown has a limited-service photo license center that offers license renewals, name changes and vehicle registration at its 386 Main Street facility.

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.