Super Bowl LIV: Don't Be Surprised If Your Local Mailbox Is Gone

MIAMI, FL — As South Florida prepares to welcome Super Bowl LIV, some preparations are more obvious than others.

The U.S. Postal Service is taking out a number of blue mail collection boxes around the area where Super Bowl events are planned.

A total of 19 collection boxes are being removed from Davie, Miami and Miami Beach ahead of the big game, according to the agency's Debbie Fetterly.

Fetterly said the boxes will be reinstalled between Feb. 4-7. In the interim, she said customers should plan to take their mail out of the immediate areas where Super Bowl events are taking place.

In Miami Beach, the following blue collection boxes had already been removed as of Tuesday.

• 947 Lincoln Rd
• 1691 Michigan Ave
• 227 22nd St
• 1647 Jefferson Ave
• 1641 Pennsylvania Ave
• 401 Lincoln Rd
• 777 17 th St
• 555 17 th St
• 1649 Washington Ave
• 749 Lincoln Rd
• 1775 Collins Ave
• 1920 Meridian Ave

The following collection boxes were scheduled to be removed from Miami by Jan. 25:

• 155 S Miami Ave
• 105 SE 3 Ave
• 10 SE First Ave
• 279 NE First Ave
• 1320 S Dixie Hwy
• 1500 S Dixie Hwy

The following collection box was also scheduled to be removed from Davie by Jan. 25:

• 3416 S University Dr

If you live in one of the affected areas here are some alternate mailing locations:

• Davie Branch, 3850 S University Dr, Davie, FL 33328
• Flagler Station, 500 NW 2 Ave, Miami, FL 33130
• Hibiscus Branch, 5927 SW 70 St, Miami, FL 33146
• Miami Beach Post Office, 1300 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

For more information call 800-ASK-USPS (800-275-8777) or check the Postal Service website at www.usps.com. You can also download the Postal Service app.