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Postal Service announces Carson City route changes

CARSON CITY – Nearly 80 percent of local residents may have their mail delivered at a different time or by a different carrier as sweeping route changes are implemented by the Postal Service.

In response to changing mail volumes and technology advances, the Postal Service will be making adjustments to many individual carrier routes in Las Vegas.

Approximately 51 delivery routes, encompassing nearly 24,000 Carson City deliveries, will see changes. The routes will change Friday, January 9.

“We’ll be serving the same territory with our daily deliveries, but with fewer carrier routes,” said Postmaster Dave Dayton. “While we try to minimize customer inconvenience, it is inevitable that some addresses will be delivered at a different time than they’ve grown accustomed.”

The route adjustments are fueled by an unprecedented drop in mail volume – more than 9 billion fewer pieces were delivered last year compared to the previous. Additionally, technological innovations have automated much of the letter and flat sorting that used to be done manually.

”We need to be responsible and efficient and these changes will streamline our operation,” said Dayton. “The end result will be a smoother operation and will help keep postage costs as low as possible.”

The route adjustments were done cooperatively with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) through a cooperative route review process.

“Carriers are committed to making these changes for the good of the Postal Service,” said NALC State President Mickey Grizzle. “It’s our obligation for the health of our organization. We believe that this will serve both the public and USPS.”