Want Your Mail After the Blizzard?

All post offices in the Greater Boston District were closed and there was no mail delivery on Tuesday due to dangerous weather conditions. Normal post office hours of operation are expected to resume on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

The Postal Service is asking customers to assist their letter carriers after the storm by clearing snow around on their mailboxes and to provide salt and/or sand to any areas that may be slippery from ice.

Postal managers ask that customers to:

• Clear enough snow from curbside boxes to allow mail trucks to approach the box, deliver the mail, and to drive away from the box without danger or the need for backing;
• Clear walkways of snow and ice and allow enough traction to avoid slips, trips or falls;
• Keep steps clear of ice and snow and in good repair so as not to cause injury to the letter carriers or others who visit the customer’s home; and
• Make sure overhangs are clear and free of snow and ice to avoid injury.

Whether mail arrives on foot or by postal vehicle, the letter carrier needs access to the mailbox to deposit your mail. Please make sure the mailbox itself is visible and free of snow and ice, and make sure it is safely accessible for your letter carrier.

Letter carriers are instructed to hold mail to addresses where ice and snow are not cleared but they often risk injury trying to provide the best service they can to the customers they serve.

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