The United States Postal Service could consolidate some of its Indianapolis facilities into a new regional distribution hub opening later this year on the city’s east side.
Known as a regional processing and distribution center, the facility at the former Navistar manufacturing site, 5505 Brookville Road, occupies 1.2 million square feet and will count USPS as its sole tenant.
Indianapolis was among the first handful of cities across the country to be selected to pilot the new facility class, although complete details of the plan largely have been kept under wraps. However, the opening of the center is expected to result in the consolidation of operations at several other facilities across Marion County.
Susan Wright, a strategic communications specialist for USPS, told IBJ that “all options are being reviewed” for consolidation, but noted no additional information about the closure of Indianapolis facilities has been finalized.
The postal service’s downtown distribution facility, a 550,000-square-foot structure at 125 W. South St. directly east of Lucas Oil Stadium, is not listed as a likely casualty of the consolidation, according to public presentations and documents obtained by IBJ. Other USPS operations, such as a package sorting facility in Greenwood and two mail facilities by Indianapolis International Airport, could be shuttered. No timeline has been given.