Newsindhs l Independent News Desert Hot Springs l July 16, 2019

The Palm Springs DMV is set to reopen weeks and weeks ahead of schedule.  That’s good news for anyone who has been to the Palm Desert DMV office off of Cook lately.  It has been a packed house.

The DMV office along Ferrell Drive near the Palm Springs airport has had the parking lot redone including adding bollards in the front of the building to prevent cars from driving into the building.

The inside has been painted and the staff desk locations have been redesigned.

Smart technology systems of video and customer interface have been upgraded and self service kiosks have been updated.

According to KESQ:

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.- – The Palm Springs DMV office will reopen ahead of schedule on July 29. 

The field office first closed on April 5 and was originally slated to reopen in September. The upgrades include a repaired parking lot, ADA compliance additions, interior painting, and a revamped office floor plan. 

The 950 North Farrell Drive office is one of three DMV locations in the Coachella Valley. The office will offer extended hours (one of 69 field offices in the state to do so),  opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 5 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesdays,  the hours are 9 a.m.  to 5 p.m. 

While the closure wraps up its final weeks, customers can use one of the three DMV field offices in the area:

  • Palm Desert DMV field office – 74-740 Technology Drive – 12 miles from Palm Springs office
  • Indio DMV field office – 44480 Jackson Street – 21 miles from Palm Springs office
  • Banning DMV field office – 1034 West Ramsey Street – 25 miles from Palm Springs office

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The address for the soon to reopen DMV in Palm Springs.

950 N. Farrell Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262