PHOENIX – Eleven Motor Vehicle Division offices will close next week in an effort to balance Arizona’s budget deficit.
Arizona Department of Transportation plan for the 2010 fiscal year includes the closure of the MVD offices on February 12.
ADOT has already temporarily suspended operations at 13 highway rest areas, put into place layoffs affecting 115 employees, and reduced roadway maintenance and construction efforts.
ADOT says these moves are necessary to balance a budget struck hard by $500 million in transfers away from transportation, and significant declines in vehicle license and gas tax revenue.
The MVD offices to close include: Ajo, Benson, Bisbee, Central Phoenix (28th Street location), Clifton, East Mesa, Fredonia, Kearny, Superior, Willcox and Williams. The offices in Ajo, Clifton, Fredonia and Superior are currently open only part-time.
Through a partnership with the City of St. Johns, the MVD customer service office in St. Johns will be open part-time starting February 16 to serve customers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The office was initially proposed to close.
Residents can conduct a range of online transactions through
ServiceArizona.com or by visiting one of more than 140 third-party locations statewide.
A complete listing, with addresses and alternative or third-party office locations, is available at
azmvdservices.com or
azdot.gov/budgetroadmap.
