About those long lines at the DMV...

The Idaho Transportation Department reports that in recent months, county DMV locations have experienced an increased number of outages to driver’s license services, creating prolonged delays for Idahoans.

“The Idaho Transportation Department is devoting all available technology services towards investigating the root of this problem. The department is working hand in hand with its driver’s license provider, Gemalto, in this effort,” said a news release. “Gemalto has sent a team of specialists to Boise to join ITD’s team to investigate and fix this issue. Through this collaboration, ITD hopes to find a solution quickly.”

The agency said it is placing as many resources on this as possible because the delays are not up to the department’s standards.

“One pillar of ITD’s mission is ‘Your Economic Opportunity’ and delaying the regular business of the traveling public does not fulfill that goal,” said the news release. “The department thanks the public and our county partners for showing patience while this issue is resolved.”