Public comment needed for proposed improvements to Kaxdigoowu Heen Dei

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) are proposing to improve the functional condition of Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail). During this part of the process, DOT&PF is soliciting public comments for the proposed project until April 30. Learn more about the proposed project here and leave a comment here.

Proposed improvements would include:

• Replacing the pedestrian bridge at Montana Creek to provide a larger span for more natural stream movement and to allow emergency and maintenance vehicle use
• Armoring Montana Creek streambanks to increase the expected life of the new bridge
• Trail reconstruction including repairing subgrade in select areas
• Repaving the trail
• Replacing and/or adding drainage culverts

Construction is projected to begin in the summer of 2023 and would take 3-4 months. Loud noise associated with pile driving may be heard up to half-a-mile away from the Montana Creek Bridge during construction. Portions of Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei will be closed to thru traffic during construction.

CBJ expects the project to go through a CBJ public process as well, which will involve more rounds of public comment.

For more information about the entire trail rehabilitation project, visit the DOT&PF project page; or contact CBJ Engineer Alan Steffert at (907) 586-0800 ext. 4190.