UPS plans to open a new multimillion-dollar, small-package handling facility later this month in northeast Oklahoma City.

The more than 180,000-square-foot, automated facility, located at 8825 N. I-35 Service Rd., represents a capital investment of $39.6 million by UPS. It will be more efficient by a third than older facilities in the area and will enable the movement of 10,000 packages per hour, according to a company release.

Coverage will extend north and east, complementing existing UPS facilities: the Oklahoma City hub at 13 miles and the Shawnee and Stillwater centers at 41 and 54 miles, respectively. Daily dispatch will include 128 delivery drivers and 19 semitrucks.

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