Power Still Out For Residents, Roads Closed, Clean Up Continues In Bowie

BOWIE, MD — As of Thursday 10 a.m., BGE reports almost 3,000 customers still without power in Bowie. Additional residents in other parts of the county remain without power, too.

To help Bowie residents during the heat, the senior center at 14900 Health Center Drive will be open to cool down and recharge electronic or medical devices from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The libraries also are open and have power, which are the Bowie Branch next to Bowie High School and the South Bowie Branch on Hall Road.

Work continues on the downed poles on MD 197 near the golf course. MD 197 is closed at this location and traffic is being diverted through the Rockledge and Whitehall neighborhoods.

Residents in the neighborhoods listed below may put out tree debris at the curb without bundling it or putting it in a container as is usually required for yard waste collection in the city.

Until 7/20 (tornado impacted neighborhoods)
Buckingham
Somerset

Until 7/27
Belair Greens
Chapel Forge
Meadowbrook
Whitehall

All other neighborhoods must follow yard waste set out rules found at www.cityofbowie.org/yardwaste.