The DMV expects to issue an additional 1.4 million licenses in the first three years of the law’s implementation. Starting Jan. 3, the Merced DMV office, 1313 W. 12th St., ...

Since the Merced office is a state-owned building, the money for the renovation comes from the DMV budget. About $60,000 has been used to put on a new roof and install air conditioning equipment.

Department of Motor Vehicles officials on Monday announced a seven-week closure of the Merced DMV office, due to scheduled renovations on the nearly 40-year-old 1313 W. 12th St. building.

Jaime Garza, a DMV spokesman, said that number held true in Merced, where the office had 71 appointments scheduled Friday for people who wanted to apply for a driver’s license. An average day ...

Starting Saturday, field offices on Olive Avenue in Fresno, in Clovis, Merced, Modesto, Bakersfield, and Visalia will be open every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.