Rutherford County Driver Services to Consolidate

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will consolidate driver license services in Rutherford County as part of an overall effort to improve effectiveness and efficiency in the Nashville metropolitan area. 

 

“We have been reviewing our opportunities to determine how we can best make sure the taxpayers are getting a dollar’s worth of services for a dollar’s worth of taxes. As part of that review, we are looking closely at the rent we pay at various driver service centers, the conditions of the facilities, and the amount of people we service,” stated the department’s Commissioner, Bill Gibbons.

 

Effective at the close of business on June 16, 2011, the LaVergne Driver Service Center, located at 5227 Murfreesboro Road, will close. Staff from the LaVergne Center will relocate to other facilities in the Nashville metropolitan area, including the Rutherford County Driver Service Center located at 1035 Samsonite Drive in Murfreesboro. 

 

“The Murfreesboro facility is one of the best in the state. It has additional work stations not being utilized currently, so it can easily absorb staff members from LaVergne,” Commissioner Gibbons added.

 

The Murfreesboro Driver Service Center on Samsonite Drive is open Tuesday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (On the second Wednesday of each month, all facilities open one hour later due to a monthly staff meeting.) Directions to the Murfreesboro Driver Service Center located on Samsonite Drive in Murfreesboro:

 

·         Take I-24 to Exit 80 (SR 99 - New Salem Highway) in Murfreesboro

·         At the end of the ramp turn north onto New Salem Highway.

·         Go to first traffic light and turn right onto Middle Tennessee Boulevard.

·         Go to second street on right which is Samsonite Boulevard (also know as Old Samsonite).

·         The driver service center is the first building on the left.

 

Customers may also utilize the other nearby full-service Driver Service Centers in Bedford, Coffee and Davidson County. The Bedford County Driver Service Center is open Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST. Directions to the Bedford County Driver Service Center, located 1304 Railroad Avenue in Shelbyville:

 

·         Take 231 South 20.5 miles. Turn left onto Madison Street/US-41 ALT for 1.9 miles.

·         Turn left onto Hillcrest Drive. Go approximately 3/10 of a mile and turn left onto Eagle Blvd.

·         The Bedford County Driver Service Center is on the left behind Reed Electric Motor Company.

 

The Coffee County Service Center is open Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST. Directions to the Coffee County Driver Service Center, located at 307 Industrial Boulevard in Tullahoma:

 

·         Take I-24 South to Exit 111 onto Hwy 55 towards Tullahoma.

·         Approximately 10.5 miles on your left is Industrial Blvd.

·         Turn left onto Industrial Blvd. The station driveway is on your right.

 

Directions to the Davidson County Driver Service Centers located at 6604 Centennial Boulevard in Nashville and 624 Hart Lane in Nashville are as follows:   

 

The Centennial Driver Service Center in Nashville is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

·         Take I-24 West to Nashville then I-40 westward toward Memphis.

·         Take the Briley Parkway Exit 204A. This will merge onto Briley Parkway North for approximately 1.8 miles until you reach Exit 26-B (Centennial West)

·         Turn right off of ramp and go to Centennial Boulevard to the traffic light. Take a right at the light. The Centennial Driver Service Center is the first building on the right.

 

The Hart Lane Driver Service Center in Nashville is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

·         Take I-24 West into Nashville to the Ellington Parkway Exit, following Ellington Parkway to Hart lane.

·         At the end of the exit ramp merge right. The Hart Lane Driver Service Center is the first building on the right.

 

An Express-only Driver Service Center is located in downtown Nashville at the William R. Snodgrass Building. The Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for express services (duplicates and renewals) only. Knowledge and skills testing are not provided.  

 

Customers who need a duplicate license or a driver license renewal can also visit www.tn.gov

 

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