Postal collection boxes to be removed or locked during Pittsburgh marathon

Postal Service implements precautionary security measure

April 23, 2018 



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Public Service Announcement

PITTSBURGH — The Postal Inspection Service, working in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies, will implement a temporary security measure to increase public safety for the 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon scheduled for Sunday, May 6.

As with previous Pittsburgh marathons, the United States Postal Service will either take out of service, or lock access to, mail collection boxes (see attached list of collection boxes) along the marathon route beginning Friday, May 4. Blue collection boxes along the marathon route will be pulled or locked on Friday and Saturday for the race on Sunday, May 6.

Postal officials emphasize this is a precautionary security measure only.  Boxes will be returned to service by close of business Monday, May 7.

ZIP CODE

 

COLLECTION BOX ADDRESS

15203

 

1201 E CARSON ST

15203

 

1400 E CARSON ST

15203

 

1731 E CARSON ST

15203

 

1731 E CARSON ST

15203

 

1901 E CARSON ST

15203

 

2117 E CARSON ST

15203

 

2228 E CARSON ST

15203

 

2401 E CARSON ST

15203

 

925 E CARSON ST

15212

 

10 ALLEGHENY CTR - CHILDRENS MUSEUM

15212

 

100 ART ROONEY AVE

15212

 

2 ISABELLA ST

15212

 

2 ISABELLA ST

15212

 

395 FEDERAL ST

15212

 

395 FEDERAL ST

15212

 

401 E OHIO ST & CEDAR

15212

 

598 E GEN ROBINSON ST

15212

 

600 E OHIO ST & MIDDLE

15212

 

900 CEDAR AVE & SUSIMON

15213

 

3348 FORBES AVE

15213

 

4600 5th AVE & CRAIG

15213

 

4612 FORBES AVE

15213

 

4705 5th AVE & NEVILLE

15213

 

5001 5th AVE & MOREWOOD

15219

 

100 W STATION SQ DR

15219

 

100 W STATION SQ DR

15219

 

1402 5TH AVE

15219

 

1600 W CARSON ST

15219

 

1945 5TH AVE

15219

 

210 W STATION SQ 

15219

 

225 W STATION SQ 

15219

 

30 E CARSON ST

15219

 

319 E CARSON ST

15219

 

319 E CARSON ST

15219

 

350 W STATION SQ 

15219

 

411 7TH AVE

15219

 

411 7TH AVE

15219

 

420 BLVD OF ALLIES 

15219

 

420 BLVD OF ALLIES  

15219

 

436 GRANT ST

15219

 

440 ROSS ST

15219

 

600 FORBES AVE & SHINGISS ST

15219

 

660 1ST AVE 

15219

 

700 FORBES AVE

15222

 

1133 PENN AVE

15222

 

1133 PENN AVE

15222

 

125 7TH ST

15222

 

14 SMITHFIELD ST

15222

 

1401 PENN AVE

15222

 

1613 PENN AVE

15222

 

1737 PENN AVE

15222

 

2034 PENN AVE

15222

 

2301 PENN AVE

15222

 

2425 LIBERTY AVE

15222

 

2429 PENN AVE

15222

 

247 FORT PITT BLVD

15222

 

2700 LIBERTY AVE

15222

 

2701 PENN AVE

15222

 

322 BLVD OF ALLIES

15222

 

339 BLVD OF ALLIES

15222

 

355 5TH AVE

15222

 

412 7TH AVE

15222

 

439 MARKET ST

15222

 

529 PENN AVE

15222

 

625 STANWIX ST

15222

 

719 LIBERTY AVE

15222

 

920 FORT DUQ BLVD

15222

 

925 LIBERTY AVE

15222

 

926 LIBERTY AVE

15222

 

933 PENN AVE

15222

 

951 PENN AVE

15233

 

1330 WESTERN AVE

 

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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