Emergency News

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Assembly will get a detailed technical update on near-term GLOF mitigation efforts, including flood modeling and Phase 1 and 2 HESCO flood barrier construction, followed by a discussion on project funding the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, May 4. Also included on the agenda are discussions of the future paths for both the Gondola project and the existing City Hall building. The Assembly moved to terminate the revenue sharing agreement with Goldbelt for the gondola project, however, additional discussion regarding next steps is needed. Identified options include termination of the project (sell all parts…

Last week, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Alaska District hosted a multi-day training in the Mendenhall Valley for staff from the City and Borough of Juneau, Tlingit & Haida and other local agencies in preparation for a 2026 glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF).   Nearly 50 people from CBJ, USACE and Tlingit & Haida took part in both classroom…

CBJ to raise, repair and fortify flood fighting barriers ahead of 2026 flood event  As the snow melts, City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) crews and contractors are now moving quickly to repair, raise and reconstruct the Phase 1 HESCO barrier project ahead of a 2026 glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) event. CBJ’s Engineering and Public Works department has spent months documenting…

City, Tribal, and Federal agencies, Alaska Delegation committed to expanded flood fighting and solutions for 2026 and beyond  Juneau, Alaska – Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle and officials from all levels of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) visited Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley this week to gain a firsthand understanding and align with local, Tribal, State and Federal agency partners on a multi-pronged approach to proactively protect the community from the annual threat of glacial lake outburst flooding (GLOF) in…

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Alaska District in partnership with the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) will begin the first phases of the Phase 2 HESCO barrier project installation along the Mendenhall River during the week of March 16, 2026. USACE contractor Sealaska Constructors will be leading the work, which will begin with bank armoring along Clinton Drive and move south along the unprotected areas of the river. The public…

The potential for avalanches in all known slide paths (see map) is elevated and increasing overnight due to heavy snowfall and continued northerly winds in the forecast. Due to the elevated risk, CBJ is moving to the “Set” stage of the “Ready, Set, Go” readiness framework. This is not an evacuation advisory, however, CBJ is closely monitoring the hazard and will send…