The Elizabethtown Driver Licensing Regional Office is set to open at its new permanent location Monday.
The office will be moving from its current location at 1055 North Mulberry Street to 916 North Mulberry Street, which is connected to the Cabinet of Health and Family Services office next door to Dewster’s.
“While it’s a very short distance of a move, we think it’s gonna be far superior and leaps and bounds to what we currently are able to offer,” said Kentucky Real ID Project Manager Sarah Jackson.
She said the new office space has many benefits.
“It can handle more volume, and more importantly the volume that has been coming will be handled more efficiently, more comfortably,” Jackson said. “It provides a larger reception area. Currently there is hardly any indoor waiting space, and it will include increased parking.”
The new office also allows for better logistical options.
“The people who are attending for testing, which is conducted by the Kentucky State Police, will actually use a different entrance,” Jackson said. “There won’t be as much of a bottleneck, etc. We’re very hopeful and we’re very excited about it. We’re hopeful for what it brings in terms of improved service to Kentuckians.”
All Kentucky licensing services will be available at the new office, and Jackson said now is a good time to upgrade your license.
“I do want to urge Kentuckians to give consideration to getting a Real ID because the Real ID deadline for enforcement set by the federal government and TSA is May of 2025,” Jackson said.
The office will be open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and as with any of the regional offices any Kentuckian from any county will be able to use the Elizabethtown location.
