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Juneau officials say Hesco barriers being raised at Diamond Park ahead of 2026 flood
Summary
City and Borough of Juneau engineers reported active work April 14 to raise and reinforce Hesco flood barriers at Diamond Park, urged the public to heed safety signage, and said managers are conducting outreach with affected homeowners; updates are on juneau.org and via floodresponse@juneau.gov.
Ashley, a City and Borough staffer, opened the on-site briefing at Diamond Park on the Mendenhall River on April 14 and introduced City and Borough of Juneau engineering staff to provide a project update.
Nate Ramsey, Deputy Director of Engineering and Public Works for the City and Borough of Juneau, said crews are actively working to raise and reinforce Hesco barriers as part of the Phase 1 Hesco Barrier Reconstruction Project at Diamond Park. "We've got a lot of activity going on, including active construction to raise and reinforce Hesco Barriers," Ramsey said.
Ramsey said project managers are also conducting outreach with affected homeowners to share information about construction impacts and next steps. He emphasized public safety around the work zone and asked people to obey posted warnings. "Please, as you see signage, active construction crews, stay clear. It's for your own safety. It's for the safety of those crews," Ramsey said.
Ramsey thanked the community, affected property owners and project partners for their cooperation and said the aim is to complete this mitigation work before a projected 2026 flood. The City did not provide a more specific completion date in this briefing.
Ashley encouraged residents with questions to email floodresponse@juneau.gov and said project updates will be posted at juneau.org. The on-site update focused on current construction activity, homeowner outreach and safety measures; no formal vote or policy action was announced.
