LANSING — This week, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS), along with community partners, will host three Upper Peninsula Road to Restoration driver s license clinics in Hancock, Kingsford, and Marquette. Clinic participants will learn the necessary steps to restore their driving privileges. Pre-registration for the U.P. clinics is now open at/ Michigan.gov/R2R.

The Road to Restoration program will make the following stops in the U.P.:

Hancock August 13

Michigan Works! Upper Peninsula

400 Quincy St., 8th Floor

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Walk-ins available until 2 p.m.)

Kingsford August 14

Michigan Army National Guard

401 South Carpenter Ave.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central (Walk-ins available until 2 p.m.)

Marquette August 16

Northern Michigan University

Northern Center – Ballroom IV, 2nd Floor

1401 Presque Isle Ave.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Walk-ins available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

The Road to Restoration program was created after/ changes to state law in 2021/ lifted suspensions for drivers who failed to pay tickets or court fines or failed to appear in court for certain non-moving and other violations. While the new laws removed suspensions for more than 150,000 Michiganders, many must still take further action to get their driver s license restored.

For more information about the program and to sign up for one of these clinics, visit/ Michigan.gov/R2R/ or dial 2-1-1.

Space for clinics may be limited and preregistration is/ strongly recommended. The clinics do not provide/ DUI expungement services and license reinstatement is not guaranteed.