Difficult terrain and the persistent threat of wildfire in the Rock Creek drainage will prompt Missoula Electric Cooperative to relocate its power lines and bury them under the roadway.
After more than a year of planning, a project aimed at reducing the risk of power lines sparking a fire in the Rock Creek drainage is set to move forward in partnership with Missoula Electric Cooperative this spring.
The bridge on Rock Creek Road crossing the Clark Fork River was recently found to be “scour critical,” and Missoula County is working to pursue countermeasures to keep the bridge intact and open to traffic.