WORCESTER, Mass. - A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles service center at Southwest Commons on Thursday. 

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Secretary of Transportation Jamey Telser were joined by a handful of state lawmakers for the celebration, which comes ten days after the new location officially opened to customers.

Officials said moving services away from the former Main Street location has its advantages, both in terms of parking availability and speed of service. 

"This is an upgrate, and that will make it better for all of our customers who come through here and all the people impacted by that," said Tesler. "We went out, we worked with the community, we took some time. It was a complicated process, we had wonderful support, and we found the right place. We're invested in this building and it's going to make a huge difference."

The new location features 21 service counters with 350 nearby parking spaces. MassDOT had said the old Main Street building was deteriorating, and only major renovations would have saved it.