Missoula, Mont. – Sept. 27, 2012 – An ongoing underground cable replacement project will cause planned outages to portions of the Hamilton area on Monday, Oct. 1, through Thursday, Oct. 4. The outage was originally scheduled to take only two nights, but ground conditions are causing the project to take longer than expected. Areas affected will be as follows: West Pond Street, Running Creek Street, Canyon View Loop, Parker Ave, 600 & 700 Blocks of N. 7th and N. 8th , 500 thru 700 Blocks on N. 10th , and the 800 Block of New York Ave.
The outages are expected to last up to four hours and will begin at 10 p.m. each evening. This project will help improve the life and reliability of our ongoing service.
Any questions may be directed to our Customer Care Center at 888-467-2669.
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NorthWestern Energy provides electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, serving approximately 668,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. More information on NorthWestern Energy is available on the Company's Web site at www.northwesternenergy.com.
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