CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The Postal Service will implement a temporary security measure to increase public and employee safety during the Unite the Right 2 Rally. Postal officials will temporarily remove from service some blue mail collection boxes.
The familiar blue collection boxes will be inaccessible after the final scheduled collection of mail on the evening of Friday, Aug. 10. Impacted collection boxes will be reopened on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 12. Notices of the temporary removal have been placed on the boxes.
US Mail Collection Boxes impacted at the following locations:
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500 Court SQ |
201 W. Water St |
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801 E. High St |
700 E. Jefferson St |
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411 E High St |
513 E. Main St |
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301 E. High St |
255 W. Main St |
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401 E. Water St |
300 Preston Ave |
For additional locations to deposit mail, customers are directed to usps.com and use Quick Tools to Find Locations. Use the dropdown for collection boxes or post offices to find alternate locations for secure mail deposits in the immediate area.
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