Montana-Dakota Utilities customers in south Bismarck will be without power from approximately 3:30 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, weather permitting. The affected area includes south of Riverwood Drive to 48th Ave. SW, a small section of Third St. that expands east to University Drive south of Albany Drive, and ends southeast of the airport extending west to Washington St. A map of the outage area can be found on the company’s website. The estimated two-hour outage is required to put a rebuilt transmission line back in service. Montana-Dakota recommends that customers take time to prepare for this outage by backing up or shutting down computers and other electronic equipment.
This outage will affect the intersections at:
1.South Washington St. & Wachter Ave.
2.University Dr. & East Wachter Ave.
Traffic signals will not be operating at these intersections during the outage. Please use caution when approaching.
During the outage the intersection should be viewed as a four way stop.
Thank you for your patience during this outage.