USPS reminder: clear your sidewalk

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) As the snow piles up, the U.S. Postal Service is asking customers to help letter carriers by clearing snow & ice from sidewalks, stairs, and mailboxes.

Snow and ice make delivery dangerous and slow, said Indianapolis Postmaster Gary Soultz. Maintaining a clear path to the mail box including steps, porches, walkways and street approach will help letter carriers maintain consistent delivery service and help them get those cards and packages delivered in time for the holidays.

Customers receiving door delivery should make sure their sidewalks, steps, and porches are clear. Those receiving curbside delivery should remove snow piles left by snow plows to keep access to their mailboxes clear for letter carriers.

Delivery service may be delayed or curtailed whenever streets or walkways present hazardous conditions for letter carriers or when snow is plowed against mailboxes. The Postal Service curtails delivery only after careful consideration, and only as a last resort, said Soultz. Any curtailed mail is attempted the next delivery day.

Blue collection boxes also need to be kept clear for customers to deposit their mail and for the Postal Service to collect the mail for delivery. Residents and businesses with collection boxes near their property are asked to keep them clear of snow and ice. We want our letter carriers to be safe, he added. We can only do this with the help of our customers.

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USPS reminder: clear your sidewalk