USPS suspends services in these states, with immediate effect
The postal agency simply informs customers of new disturbances in service.
Managing the messaging system is more powerful work than most of us think. THE American postal service (USPS) is responsible for the management of millions of parts and packages at any time. But sometimes the agency is unable to make deliveries on the wait, or to open the post offices during normal office hours. Service suspensions can occur for a number of different reasons, which some customers of two states now discover. Read the rest to discover the latest USPS closures.
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USPS suspends services in two states.
When our mail does not arrive on time or our local post office is closed, we want to know why. Fortunately, the postal service strives not to leave its customers in the dark. The agency often updates its Service alert website To provide the latest information on postal disturbances. Thanks to this online tool, you can discover "if the mail is delivered in your neighborhood or if your local post office is open," explains the USPS.
Currently, customers of two different states are faced with new disturbances The latest alerts . Since March 20, the USPS has closed three installations in California. The post offices affected by this state are located in the cities of Midpines, Alpaugh and Fish Camp.
But the postal service also recently announced a closure in Michigan. On March 23, the agency said that it had suspended operations in this state in a large -point installation.
California's post offices are fighting against bad weather.
The three California installations were all closed for the same reason, according to the USPS. The Midpine Post Office, the Alpaugh Post Office and the Post Post Office of the Fish camp are "temporarily closed due to violent winter storms," the agency said in its alerts.
When asked for more information, a USPS spokesperson said Better life This "closure of the road and the lack of access" contributed to the closure of post offices.
This may not surprise California residents. The USPS has constantly closed and reopening installations throughout the state in light of weather problems since the end of February.
Midpines and Fish camp are located in the county of Mariposa, while Alpaugh is in the county of Tulare. These two counties face flooding problems at the moment. The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that Strong light rains and snowfall around the Sierra Nevada mountain range could "cause floods or worsen the current floods" in these regions.
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The installation of Michigan has been closed on safety problems.
The postal service has not referred the weather concerns in its alert for the closure of Michigan. Instead, the agency said retail operations at the big tip post office are now "temporarily closed due to security problems". AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Better life contacted the USPS to obtain more information on specific problems at stake, but has not yet heard.
The agency noted in its update that customers who need to receive mail from their P.O. The Big Pointe installation box will continue to have access to the lobby. For those looking for retail services, the USPS has listed four alternative locations they can visit: Kensington's post office, St. Clair Shores, the Park Grove and post office office and Fox Creek's post office.
It is not the only post office that the agency recently closed for security.
Safety is a major concern for the USPS, which is why the large -scale post office in Michigan is not the only installation currently closed for dangerous conditions.
The agency has closed several post offices in the United States this month following security problems. This includes two in Louisiana - Heflin's post office and the proud dry post office - which are both closed "in" Allow installation repairs "A postal service spokesman said previously Better life .
A post office in Gonic, New Hampshire, was also temporarily closed after having undergone structural damage to a vehicle collision, while installation in Arlington, Vermont, is closed due to a leak of potential fuel.
USPS spokesperson Stephen Doherty Said previously Better life That there is currently "no calendar" for the moment when the Gonic post office will reopen. As for the Vermont post office, Doherty said: "We are impatient to resume full operations in Arlington as quickly as this problem can be solved."
