The Bartholomew County REMC will be conducting line work in the Rocky Ford Road area of Columbus on Thursday.

The REMC says that a planned power outage has been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. that morning for approximately two hours, affecting 700 REMC members in the area. Residents of Presidential Park, Sycamore Bend, Prairie Stream Estates, East Ridge Manor and Villas of Stonecrest will be among the affected residential areas. The REMC says that phone notifications will be sent to affected customers.

Officials say that the work being done must is a part of the Rocky Ford Road Improvement Project.