What do I have to do to move my mailbox to the other side of the road?

Question

My parents live in a rural area south of Chicago on busy Arsenal Road, where the speed limit is 45 mph & trucks & cars travel 55 mph or more. When they built the house in 1972 it was a gravel road & having the mailbox on the opposite side of the road was not a problem. Now in their late 70's when they cross the road to get their mail it is like crossing a highway. They are both in ill health with handicapped parking privileges. The local post office tells them there is nothing they can do. What are their rights concerning moving the mailbox to the other side of the road or near the house?

Answer 1

The post office is 100% in charge if this. What ever they say goes. If you move it they will quit delivering your mail.

Answer 2

i work on a road that has become very busy, and the speed limit is 35 mph, but almost everyone speeds. I have a very difficult time crossing the road without getting hit. How can i get the mailbox moved to the other side of the road, which is the side my business is on?

Answer 3

Can I Move My Mailbox

Answer 4

it all depends on how the mail delivery is set up in your area about them crossing the road perhaps you could talk to the person that delivers the mail about it perhaps she/he would be kind and drive up the driveway to drop the mail off . The post office's rules are to deliver on one side of the road only one way and whomever lived on the opposite side had to cross the road, you could ask the township to post a reduce speed sign up instead .

Answer 5

When a farmer needs his cow to be bred, he has it "serviced". When the government says they will provide you a "service", this gives you an idea of what to expect.



It's hard to fight the post office. I hope your parents win this one, but those guys are tough to deal with. They probably don't want to pay the driver to have to go both ways on the street. Your parents could get a post office box, or they could forward their mail to you instead. That might be the best solution, is to start using your address as their billing address. Or, you can try to fight them. I wish you good luck.

Answer 6

i think its time to call your city officials or even your congress man,they are spacial provisions for these things,maybe you could talk to the mail person and explain the situation the them,and ask them if they would deliver it to their door,can you install a mailbox on the front of their house and get the postal svc. to deliver it there?