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PPL Montana, in consultation with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, will close the Morony Dam River Access Site on June 3 for public safety as PPL Montana completes repairs on a generator at Morony Dam. The closure will continue through Dec. 20.

The access road to the Morony Dam River Access Site will be closed at the Sulphur Spring trailhead. The trailhead and trailhead parking lot will remain open as well as access to Ryan Island. PPL Montana recently re-opened to public access the North Shore section of River’s Edge Trail between the Rainbow and Ryan dams, following completion of the Rainbow development project.

Members of the public who would like more information should contact Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 4 at 406-454-5840.

PPL Montana provides safe, reliable energy from coal-fired power plants at Colstrip and Billings, as well as 11 hydroelectric plants along West Rosebud Creek and the Missouri, Madison, Clark Fork and Flathead rivers. It has a combined generating capacity of more than 1,200 megawatts and has offices in Billings, Butte and Helena. PPL Montana and its 500 employees are dedicated to Montana and its communities, supporting educational, environmental and economic development programs across the state. PPL EnergyPlus operates a trading floor in Butte that markets and sells power for PPL Montana in wholesale and retail energy markets throughout the western United States. PPL Montana and PPL EnergyPlus are subsidiaries of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL). For more information, visit www.pplmontana.com.