To facilitate maintenance work on the Downtown Transportation Center Parking Garage, the southbound lane of Main Street from 2nd Street to Egan Drive and the west side sidewalk from 2nd Street to Front Street will be closed Monday, October 2 through Friday, October 6 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Traffic will be detoured onto 2nd Street at 2nd and Main, then to Seward Street and on Seward Street to Egan Drive.

Parking garage access will be maintained through the Level One entry (off the DTC bus pull-through) and through the Level Four bridge during this time. Periodically, however, the Level One entry will be closed and the Level Two entry (off Main Street) will be opened.

During closure hours, Capital Transit will not have service on Franklin Street and 4th Street. For more service information, visit juneaucapitaltransit.org.

For questions, please contact CBJ Project Manager Lisa EaganLagerquist at [email protected] or (907) 586-0800 ext. 4184.

Paving work will take place on Monday, September 25, on Tongass Boulevard between Dudley Street and Mendenhall Loop Road, including the intersection of Tongass Boulevard and Short Way. This is part of Phase II of the Tongass Boulevard Reconstruction Project.

This section of the road will be closed to vehicular traffic from 8:30 a.m. until paving is complete (estimated 7 p.m.). Please note that this means vehicles parked on Short Way will be unable to exit the street while work is underway. Please plan your parking accordingly.

Pedestrian access will be available via the sidewalks. If you have special access needs or concerns, please contact the project team:

• John Hollatz, Wilson Engineering, [email protected] or (907) 419-8790
• John Nelson, CBJ Engineering, [email protected] or (907) 586-0896
• Andrew Campbell, Admiralty Construction, [email protected] or (907) 780-3555

We appreciate your patience and cooperation while work is underway.

The City and Borough of Juneau is pleased to announce that Denise Koch will serve as the next Director of Engineering and Public Works. Koch succeeds outgoing director Katie Koester, who assumes the role of City Manager this month.

Koch was previously CBJ Deputy Director of Engineering and Public Works, a position she has held since May 2021. Her appointment is effective immediately.

“Denise is a champion for our community,” said Koester. “Not only is she a devoted public servant, she is a skilled manager with a wealth of knowledge and expertise. I’m excited to be able to continue working with Denise as she takes on this important role, and grateful to leave the department in good hands.”

“Engineering & Public Works is a diverse department filled with talented staff who do work that is critical to residents’ everyday lives—but that is sometimes invisible,” said Koch. “This is the department that provides your drinking water, disposes of what you put into the sewer, plows and fills potholes on roads that most of us drive every day, and builds and maintains the city’s critical infrastructure. In over twenty years living in this community I’ve seen firsthand just what an important role this department plays, and I look forward to working with the Assembly, staff, and the public to keep moving Juneau forward.”

As Deputy Director, Koch supervised the CBJ Utility, Capital Transit, and waste programs. She has served in CBJ’s Emergency Operations Center for the COVID pandemic and the recent Mendenhall River flood event. She is also a member of the EPA Small Community Advisory Subcommittee, where she represents CBJ and small Alaskan communities.

Prior to joining CBJ, Koch spent several years with the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, including six years at director level as Director of Air Quality and Director of Spill Prevention and Response.

Koch holds an M.S. in Public Health from the University of Washington and a B.A. in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia.

The City and Borough of Juneau and Homeshore Engineering will host a public meeting about the Dogwood Lane Improvements Project at Dimond Park Aquatic Center (3045 Dimond Park Loop) on Tuesday, September 19 at 5:30 p.m.

CBJ is planning reconstruction work on Dogwood Lane between Columbia Boulevard and Mendenhall Boulevard in the summer of 2024, including installing new water and sewer mains, a new underground stormwater drainage system, new valley gutters, and asphalt pavement.

At this meeting, CBJ and Homeshore will present on the project plan and be available to answer questions. This is an opportunity to learn more about what will be improved, the estimated project timeline, and how project work may affect you. All interested members of the community are welcome to join the presentation and ask questions.

Please note that this meeting will be in-person only; there will not be a remote option.

For more information, please contact Jason Hoffbauer at [email protected] or (907) 586-0800.

Paving work will take place 12th Street from Thursday, August 17 through Saturday, August 26. Work will take place between approximately 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Work will include removal of pavement, grading, and new asphalt pavement from Glacier Avenue to A Street. During work hours, local traffic may be detoured onto adjacent side street street. During the paving phase, access to residences may be restricted; if so, residents will be provided with notice at least 24 hours in advance.

See the attached map of the project area for details.

Please stay alert to crews and equipment, follow all traffic signs and guidance, and drive slowly and safety in the project area. We appreciate your patience and cooperation while this important work is underway.

For questions, please contact John Hollatz of Wilson Engineering at (907) 321-7760 or [email protected], Buck Svinicki of SECON at (907) 780-5145 or [email protected], or CBJ Project Manager John Nelson at (907) 957-2187 or [email protected].