City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) facilities will be closed on Tuesday, January 6 due to ongoing hazardous road and weather conditions. Juneau School District (JSD) schools will also be closed tomorrow. CBJ staff will continue to provide services remotely where possible.

CBJ encourages all residents to stay off the roads for their safety and the safety of others, and to allow snow removal teams to do their work as safely and efficiently as possible.

The closure impacts all CBJ facilities and offices listed below. For more information about the JSD closure, please visit www.juneauschools.org.

CBJ Facilities Closed – January 8:

• All Juneau Public Libraries locations and the Juneau Douglas City Museum.
• All Juneau Parks & Recreation facilities will be closed. This includes the Dimond Park Field House, Dimond Park Aquatic Center, Augustus G. Brown Pool, Treadwell Arena, the Zach Gordon Youth Center and all other recreation facilities. Shéiyi X̱aat Hit Youth Shelter remains open.
• City Hall, the CBJ Permit Center and all CBJ offices will be closed to the public but accessible by phone or email.
• The Juneau Recycling Center and Household Hazardous Waste will be closed through the weekend.

Capital Transit continues to operate on winter routes. Visit juneaucapitaltransit.org for more information.

CBJ is performing ongoing assessment, monitoring and clearing of roofs at CBJ facilities, and continuing to ramp up staffing and resources to support these efforts.

CBJ staff and our agency partners at the National Weather Service and Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities are closely monitoring the incoming atmospheric river and associated impacts, including the increasing avalanche risk. Learn more and find the current avalanche hazard level at bit.ly/CBJavalanche.

For media inquiries, contact [email protected].

Students and staff at Mendenhall River Community School were relocated to Thunder Mountain Middle School (TMMS) out of an abundance of caution related to the snow load on the roof in the gymnasium. Students can be picked up from TMMS after 1:00 p.m. today.

From the Juneau School District:

“Engineers were on site this morning at Mendenhall River Community School (MRCS) to conduct a walk-through. The building was cleared for occupancy, and roof shoveling was to begin tomorrow. However, the gym is constructed differently than the rest of the school building, and concerns are growing about the snow load on the roof in the gymnasium. During a second, later inspection, the recommendation was made to relocate students and staff to Thunder Mountain Middle School out of an abundance of caution. All students and staff are safe.”

Parents can find the full statement and student pick up instructions at www.juneauschools.org.

CBJ continues to assess snow loads on all municipal facilities. Additional resources are being brought on to assist with this work. Visit Juneau.org or stay tuned to the CBJ Facebook page for ongoing updates regarding CBJ’s snow recovery

For media inquiries related to the school relocation, please contact [email protected].

City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) facilities will be closed on Tuesday, January 6 due to ongoing hazardous road and weather conditions. Juneau School District (JSD) schools will also be closed tomorrow. CBJ staff will continue to provide services remotely wherever possible.

CBJ encourages all residents to stay off the roads for their safety and the safety of others, and to allow snow removal teams to do their work as safely and efficiently as possible.

The closure impacts all CBJ facilities and offices listed below. For more information about the JSD closure, please visit www.juneauschools.org.

CBJ Facilities Closed – January 6:

• All Juneau Public Libraries locations and the Juneau Douglas City Museum.
• All Juneau Parks & Recreation facilities will be closed. This includes the Dimond Park Field House, Dimond Park Aquatic Center, Augustus G. Brown Pool, Treadwell Arena, the Zach Gordon Youth Center and all other recreation facilities. Shéiyi X̱aat Hit Youth Shelter remains open.
• City Hall, the CBJ Permit Center and all CBJ offices will be closed to the public but accessible by phone or email.
• The Juneau Recycling Center and Household Hazardous Waste will be closed through the week.

Capital Transit continues to operate on winter routes. Visit juneaucapitaltransit.org for more information.

CBJ is also currently assessing the roofs of city-owned facilities and will continue to monitor the storm and road conditions to share updates as available.