Now that spring is here, cleaning sprees are underway throughout Juneau—and that means many households are passing along furniture and other large items to new owners.

CBJ Streets & Fleets kindly asks all households to remember that items should not be left in the Right Of Way (ROW). Please set out all items within the boundaries of your property so that ROWs remain clear.

It’s important to make sure ROWs are clear so that crews can clear drainage, maintain safe sightlines, and repair surfaces. Items left in CBJ ROWs are removed and disposed of at the taxpayer’s expense–meaning you will ultimately foot the bill.

Need assistance disposing of something big? Alaska Waste, a private company operating in Juneau, provides curbside pickup for large and bulky items. Visit alaskawaste.com for more information.

For more information about ROWs, visit Streets & Fleets’ Summer Maintenance Information page.

For more information about trash and recycling in Juneau, visit CBJ’s Solid Waste Planning page and the RecycleWorks homepage.

Students at Montessori Borealis Public School and Juneau Community Charter School recently got the chance to get up close and personal with one of CBJ Streets & Fleet Maintenance’s graders—otherwise known as Sir Plowsalot. Sir Plowsalot is one of several CBJ winter maintenance vehicles that recently received names of their own courtesy of JSD students.

In May 2023, CBJ partnered with classes at Montessori Borealis and JCCS to name seven winter maintenance vehicles, including plow trucks, brine trucks, and graders. Students in kindergarten through middle school held class contests to pick the final names, with Streets operators visiting classrooms to explain how the equipment works and what they do to keep Juneau’s streets clear.

“We’ve gotten a great response from people in the community who’ve seen the new names on the equipment,” said Streets & Fleet Maintenance Superintendent Scott Gray. “It’s a lot of fun to work with the kids and a good way to help them understand what goes on behind the scenes where they live.”

The winning names were:

Graders
Sir Plowsalot (Grades K-1, Montessori Borealis)
Golden Goat (Grades 2-3, Montessori Borealis)
Plowy McPlowplow (Middle school, Juneau Community Charter School)

Plow trucks
Thunder (Grades K-1, JCCS)
Sam (Grades 4-5, JCCS)
Big Bob (Grades 4-5, Montessori Borealis)

Brine truck
Ice Bite (Grades 2-3, JCCS)

The freshly christened vehicles have seen plenty of action this winter, with a record 76.8 inches of snow in January alone keeping crews busy around the clock.

Streets & Fleet plans to partner with students to name another two graders later this year.

For more information about winter street maintenance in Juneau, visit CBJ’s Winter Maintenance Information webpage.

As of today, January 24, snowfall in Juneau has broken and temperatures are warming. Streets are filled with slush and ice, in addition to significant amounts of snow remaining in many areas.

Please continue to avoid unnecessary travel as much as possible, both to ensure your own and others’ safety and to allow the CBJ Streets crew to move large equipment like plows and graders through narrow streets.

Like many others in the community, CBJ is grateful for this break in the weather, which will give crews an opportunity to clear the remaining streets and move snow away from roads and sidewalks.

Over the last eleven days, CBJ Streets & Fleets Maintenance and Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities have gone above and beyond to keep streets clear, despite near-record amounts of snow in short periods of time. In addition to working around the clock to clear and re-clear streets, they have mobilized contractors, worked to source additional equipment, and put every member of the division with a commercial driver’s license behind the wheel. Other teams, including Capital Transit, Parks Maintenance, Landscape Maintenance, Docks & Harbors, private contractors and good neighbors, have also put in exhaustive hours keeping sidewalks, pathways, parking lots, docks, and other public spaces clear.

After this lengthy and sustained snowfall, your patience and understanding as the community works to get unburied is deeply appreciated.

CBJ offices and facilities are closed to in-person business today, but open via phone and email. For more information about snow removal, visit CBJ Winter Maintenance Information. For guidance about drain and hydrant clearance, roof snow loads, and other important information, visit the CBJ Newsroom.