SURPRISE, AZ — The U.S. Postal Service recently welcomed employees to an event celebrating the opening of the Surprise Sorting & Delivery Center (SDC). The special event offered employees a first look at the Postal Service’s latest investments to improve the employee experience and provide the community and surrounding regions with faster, more reliable service under its strategic 10-year plan.

The modernized Surprise SDC is a culmination of the cultural change permeating throughout the Postal Service, focused on innovation, collaboration, problem-solving and competition. USPS facility investments across the state continue to make workplaces safer, more engaging spaces to work.

Investments to transform and modernize local facilities like the Surprise SDC are a core tenet of its 10-year strategic plan. As the Postal Service continues its path toward financial sustainability and high operating performance, these investments not only enhance operational precision and delivery efficiency but also prioritize a better working environment for its employees, ensuring a safer and healthier workplace.

At every level and across every operation, USPS is transforming into a more efficient, high-performing logistics and delivery enterprise supported by a dedicated workforce of nearly 640,000 men and women nationwide. Throughout its aggressive facility investments aimed at making service more reliable and affordable across the state, the Postal Service has emphasized the safety and wellbeing of its more than 10,000 employees in the state.

As it works to become the nation’s preferred delivery provider, USPS has committed more than $17 billion aimed at revitalizing its delivery networks and national infrastructure.

To date, more than $154 million in strategic local investments has been allocated to enhance operations in Arizona. This includes more than $71 million to construct 8 new facilities, more than $25 million to renovate 61 existing structures, and nearly $11 million to purchase 1 state-of-the-art package sorting machine across the state.

Additionally, to better serve the more than 3.2 million addresses across the state and fulfill its universal service obligation, the Postal Service has also invested more than $41 million to strengthen its delivery fleet and deploy more than 1,100 new vehicles in Arizona.

These inspiring changes are part of more than $40 billion in strategic investments aimed at transforming and modernizing the organization. Upgrades across Arizona and the nation continue to put the Postal Service on a positive trajectory and create a high performing, financially stable organization capable of providing the American public with the world-class service they expect and deserve.

For more information on the Postal Service’s remarkable progress under its ambitious 10-year strategic plan, please visit usps.com.

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