News Release

DOT offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

AMES, IOWA –Jan 3, 2006 - All Iowa Department of Transportation driver's license stations will be closed Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. All Iowa Department of Transportation driver's license stations will resume normal hours of operation on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006.

The Iowa Department of Transportation's Permit Center will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The permit center will resume normal hours of operation Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Oversize/overweight load movements are allowed to move on both of these holidays as long as permits are obtained in advance.

The permit center experiences a heavy workload on the day following the holiday, customers are urged to submit applications for oversize permits, especially those vehicles weighing more than 156,000 pounds, several days before needing the permit.

The permit center, located at Park Fair Mall, 100 Euclid Ave., Des Moines, is a one-stop source for fuel and trip permits, routing for oversize loads, IRP (international registration plan) registration, IFTA (international fuel tax agreement) licensing, and travel authority needed by truckers to operate in Iowa and several other states. The permit center's telephone number is 515-237-3264.

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