Juneau Assembly approves extending HESCO barriers

Juneau Assembly approves extending HESCO barriers

Juneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 After reviewing flood-fighting inundation maps, additional short-term mitigation deemed necessary. Juneau Assembly approves extending HESCO barriers Jasz Garrett

Juneau Assembly approves Mendenhall River levee extension

HESCO barriers along Riverside Drive on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO) The Juneau Assembly voted Monday to extend the Mendenhall River levee meant to protect Valley homes from annual glacial outburst floods. This comes after new inundation maps were released last week, showing how the levee should work.  The HESCO barriers were initially set to stop at Rivercourt Way. But if a future flood is larger than last year’s 16-foot event, t…