The Wethersfield Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed Tuesday after a water main break flooded part of the building Monday afternoon, according to DMV spokesman Bill Seymour.
Administrative offices in the DMV were evacuated around 2:45 p.m. Monday as utility companies, police and firefighters arrived at the scene. Employees were sent home just before 3 p.m. so utility crews could cut the power to the facility.
Seymour said extreme cold sparked the break and water seeped into the building, coating the floor in various places. Crews will need to pump out the water, and the DMV will be closed Tuesday so repairs can continue.
All road and knowledge tests and administrative hearings scheduled for tomorrow in Wethersfield are canceled. The DMV offices in Enfield and New Britain, which were originally slated to be closed Tuesday, will open to handle Wethersfield customers who need to conduct license and registration transactions, Seymour said.
Residents can also visit AAA locations to renew or duplicate their licenses or identification cards.
The closest AAA offices are located at 70 East Main Street in Avon, 34 Shunpike Road in Cromwell, 109 Elm Street in Enfield, 1500G Pleasant Valley Road in Manchester, 17 Farmington Avenue in Plainville and 815 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford.
"We apologize to our customers for this inconvenience and we are working as quickly as possible with our contractors to restore service and customer operations," DMV Commissioner Andres Ayala Jr. said in a statement Monday night. "We ask for customers' understanding as we deal with this problem that cold weather can bring."
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Customers are encouraged to check for updates on the DMV website.
