NC DMV opens temporary Durham office while it deals with bed bug infestation
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- Temporary office opened at Uplift Community Center, 1811 Palmer St., Durham.
- Temporary office offers express driver’s license services through July 10.
- The South Miami Boulevard office has been closed since June 25 due to bed bugs.
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles has opened a temporary office while it works to eradicate a bed bug infestation that forced its office on South Miami Boulevard to close late last month.
The temporary office on Palmer Street will offer limited driver’s license services until the permanent East Durham office can reopen. The DMV expects that will happen Monday, July 13, if inspections later this week confirm the building is free of the tiny parasitic bugs.
The temporary office, in the Uplift Community Center at 1811 Palmer St., opened Tuesday and will offer “express services,” such as driver’s license and ID card renewals and duplicates, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. through July 10. Written, knowledge or driving skills tests will not be available.
The South Miami Boulevard office has been closed since June 25, after bed bugs from a customer spread in the waiting area. The DMV says it reached out to customers who had appointments at the office and gave them a chance to reschedule.
Customers seeking the full range of DMV services can try one of three other nearby driver’s license offices:
- Durham, 3825 S. Roxboro St., Suite 119, (Hope Valley Commons)
- Carrboro, 100 N.C. 54, suite 104JJ (Carrboro Plaza)
- Hillsborough, 1201 US 70 West
Summer is the DMV’s busiest season, as students and recent transplants seek new licenses. To see current wait times at a DMV office, go to VisitDMV.nc.gov. The DMV also encourages people to go to its homepage, https://www.ncdot.gov/DMV/ to see if they can complete their business online.
