Masks will continue to be required on public transportation and in transportation hubs – like the Juneau International Airport and on Capital Transit and CAPITAL AKcess – through April 18. The Transportation Security Administration extended the federal security directive for mask use based on a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The requirement was originally set to expire March 18. Read FAQs and learn more here.

According to a TSA statement, “CDC will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor. This revised framework will be based on the COVID-19 community levels, risk of new variants, national data, and the latest science.”

Outside of the Juneau airport and Capital Transit, the City and Borough of Juneau currently recommends wearing a mask in indoor public areas – particularly for those who are immunocompromised or live with people at high risk for severe illness – but there is no mask requirement.

Masking is recommended, but no longer required, in most City and Borough of Juneau facilities. This applies to both the general public and to CBJ staff, and is based upon the current community risk level of Minimal. If the community risk level changes, the mask requirement may change.

Regardless of CBJ’s community risk level, masking remains required for the public and employees on Capital Transit, CAPITAL AKcess, and in the Juneau International Airport due to federal rules.

Specifically, masks are optional in:

• City Hall and other CBJ office buildings
• Juneau Public Libraries
• Juneau-Douglas City Museum
• Dimond Park Aquatic Center & Augustus Brown Pool
• Dimond Park Field House
• Treadwell Arena
• Zach Gordon Youth Center & Shéiyi X̱aat Hít Youth Shelter

Masks are still required in:

• Capital Transit & CAPITAL AKcess
• Juneau International Airport

Juneau School District and Bartlett Regional Hospital policies are established by their own Boards and management:

• At this time, masking remains required for everyone inside Juneau School District facilities. The Board of Education will be discussing the topic during its upcoming Regular Meeting on Tuesday, March 8.
• Within Bartlett Regional Hospital, masking remains required in all patient care areas.

For more information, contact CBJ Emergency Operations Center Planning Section Chief Denise Koch at 907-586-0800 ext. 4182 or [email protected].

As a reminder, the City and Borough of Juneau’s COVID-19 hotline and drive-thru testing facility have implemented their new operating schedule, which means being closed every Wednesday and Sunday. To schedule a COVID-19 molecular test at the drive-thru, register online or call the COVID-19 hotline at 907-586-6000 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. If you register online on Wednesday or Sunday, a hotline staff will follow up the next day.

COVID-19 molecular testing in Juneau is also available at:

• Capstone Clinic, Mendenhall Mall
  • Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Asymptomatic individuals can test inside – enter through the main mall door to the left of NAO, immediately turn right in the foyer and follow signs.
  • Symptomatic individuals should stay in their vehicle, call 907-694-9523 option 2, and someone will come outside to administer the test.

• SEARHC’s Ethel Lund Medical Center, 1200 Salmon Creek Lane
  • Call 907-364-4451 to schedule a test

• SEARHC’s Mountainside Urgent Care Clinic, 3225 Hospital Drive, Suite 102
  • Walk-in testing only from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. seven days a week, call ahead at 907-463-6677. When you arrive, remain in your vehicle, and call 907-463-6677.
  • Open to public for symptomatic testing only, no travel testing or exposure testing.

• Juneau Urgent & Family Care, 8505 Old Dairy Road
  • Call 907-790-4111 or make an appointment online here.

• Private provider/clinic
  • Contact your health provider and ask if their office provides COVID-19 testing.

Free rapid antigen self-tests are available at:

• City Hall Cash Office
• All Juneau Public Libraries (Downtown, Mendenhall Valley, and Douglas)
• Juneau Public Health Center, 3412 Glacier Highway (across the street from Twin Lakes parking lot)
• Juneau Police Department, 6255 Alaway Avenue

For more information, email [email protected].