\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAll New York Department of Motor Vehicles offices are temporarily closing later this week for a “much-needed” upgrade.The state DMV is about to begin phase one of a two-year project. Its goal: to modernize its technology system.”It’s a system that has been in place; it’s older than me, so it’s over 50 years old since there’s been an upgrade to it,” said Clinton County Clerk Brandi Lloyd. “This first phase primarily is going to impact everything from your licenses with your fees and anything associated with that.”Lloyd said the state DMV will transfer about 30 million records for 30 million licensed drivers to the new system in the coming days. But this shouldn’t change much for customers.In the past few days, Lloyd said the DMV has been busy. But the county DMV clerks are already preparing for the upgrade.”It’s been a bumpy road, but only because we’re not used to the system,” said Jeffrey Heonis, a DMV clerk in Clinton County. “It’s a different way of doing things. So more or less, it’s just learning everything, kind of relearning everything again.”The screen the clerks see may be different, but the experience for customers will hopefully be more efficient. While the clerks get acclimated to the new system, they’re asking people for patience.”I tell people when they come in here just to expect a little bit longer of a wait,” Heonis said. “We have to make sure we get everything correct.”The new system will take effort and time before it’s fully functioning, but Lloyd is confident the entire state will benefit from it.”We should see better security,” Lloyd said. “It should be more efficient for the public and just make it where it’s easier for us to serve you.”The Clinton County DMV is closing on Feb. 13 and is planning to reopen on Feb. 18.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tPLATTSBURGH, N.Y. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
All New York Department of Motor Vehicles offices are temporarily closing later this week for a “much-needed” upgrade.<\/p>\n
The state DMV is about to begin phase one of a two-year project. Its goal: to modernize its technology system.<\/p>\n
“It’s a system that has been in place; it’s older than me, so it’s over 50 years old since there’s been an upgrade to it,” said Clinton County Clerk Brandi Lloyd. “This first phase primarily is going to impact everything from your licenses with your fees and anything associated with that.”<\/p>\n
Lloyd said the state DMV will transfer about 30 million records for 30 million licensed drivers to the new system in the coming days. But this shouldn’t change much for customers.<\/p>\n
In the past few days, Lloyd said the DMV has been busy. But the county DMV clerks are already preparing for the upgrade.<\/p>\n
“It’s been a bumpy road, but only because we’re not used to the system,” said Jeffrey Heonis, a DMV clerk in Clinton County. “It’s a different way of doing things. So more or less, it’s just learning everything, kind of relearning everything again.”<\/p>\n
The screen the clerks see may be different, but the experience for customers will hopefully be more efficient. <\/p>\n
While the clerks get acclimated to the new system, they’re asking people for patience.<\/p>\n
“I tell people when they come in here just to expect a little bit longer of a wait,” Heonis said. “We have to make sure we get everything correct.”<\/p>\n
The new system will take effort and time before it’s fully functioning, but Lloyd is confident the entire state will benefit from it.<\/p>\n
“We should see better security,” Lloyd said. “It should be more efficient for the public and just make it where it’s easier for us to serve you.”<\/p>\n
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