Juneau residents, including 363 Capital Transit users, participated in a community transit survey. Survey results are located here

Capital Transit is making additional temporary adjustments to its service due to a continuing shortage of available drivers.Capital Transit selected the following routes for temporary suspension because they have the least impact on riders and core routes of service. Beginning Friday July 15^th, the following changes will go into effect:

• The morning and afternoon Route 12-North Douglas is cancelled.
• The afternoon Route 8-Valley Express leaving the DTC at 3:35 is cancelled.  Please catch the Route 4 for service to the Valley. All other Route 8 service is operating as scheduled.
• The morning Route 16-Taku Express is cancelled. Please catch the Route 10-Mendenhall Valley Commuter for a comparable replacement commuter bus service.

The updated Express & Commuter Bus Schedule will be available on the bus soon.

The updated Core Service Bus Schedule is available here.

Capital Transit apologizes for the inconvenience.

Due to the continuing driver shortage, Capital Transit will be making service changes to some Express and Commuter routes starting Monday, May 2, 2022. There are no changes to Core Service routes.

• Route 5 University Express service is suspended until further notice.
• Route 8 Valley Express resumes full afternoon service.
• Route 10 Mendenhall Valley Commuter resumes morning service.
• Route 11 Douglas to Valley Express morning service remains suspended until further notice.

The updated Express & Commuter Bus Schedule will be available on the bus.

The updated Core Service Bus Schedule is available here.

Construction for the City and Borough of Juneau’s Bartlett Site Improvement Project will begin this Wednesday, March 16, and end in October. The project involves reconstruction of portions of Hospital Drive, Hospital Access Road, and reconstruction of the back parking lot past the emergency room entrance. During construction, drivers, bus riders, and pedestrians will experience the following traffic changes:

• Hospital Drive and Hospital Access Road will be closed in phases. Bartlett Regional Hospital, Johnson Youth Center, and all other businesses will be accessible by traveling Salmon Creek Lane or Hospital Drive depending on the phase of construction.
• The Capital Transit bus stop at Bartlett Regional Hospital will be temporarily moved to the parking lot across from the Juneau Medical Center. Capital Transit will conduct bus service for the hospital campus by traveling on Salmon Creek Lane and turning around on Hospital Access Road. The new bus route will continue throughout the duration of construction. 
• Pedestrian access will be provided on Hospital Drive and Hospital Access Road for as much of the construction project as possible.

Traffic control signs will alert all involved the direction of allowed travel. Traffic control measures, lights and signs will be placed to ensure the safety of all. Please use caution in this area and follow all traffic control and signage.

The Bartlett Site Improvement Project also includes the continuing addition of a new water main on Hospital Drive from the Johnson Youth Center to the entrance to the registration entrance; other water system improvements; and new sidewalks. 

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For more information on the project, contact CBJ Project Manager John Nelson at 907-957-2187 or John.Nelson@juneau.org, or Justin Kanouse with DOWL at 907-723-9701 or jkanouse@dowl.com. For more information on Capital Transit, call 907-789-6901.

Starting Monday, December 27^th Capital Transit will be implementing the following changes: 

·         Route 15 Valley/UAS Express will resume service, Monday-Friday.

·         Route 6 Riverside Express will depart the airport at 38 minutes after the hour, and then head directly to Downtown from the Nugget Mall at 42 minutes after the hour.

·         Route 12 North Douglas morning run will go directly to the Downtown Transit Center, and then continue as the Route 15 Valley/UAS Express at 7:45 AM.

Due to driver shortage, both the Route 10 Mendenhall Valley Commuter and the Route 11 Douglas to Valley Express remain suspended until further notice.

Printable PDF of revised express and commuter schedule available here.

Capital Transit is temporarily adjusting its service due to a shortage of available drivers. Similar to driver shortage trends happening around the country, the City and Borough of Juneau’s public transit agency is down six drivers and has actively been recruiting for about two months.

Capital Transit selected the following routes for temporary cancellation because they have the least impact on riders and core routes of service, while still maintaining service to all areas. Beginning Monday, November 8, the following changes will go into effect:

• The afternoon Route 8-Valley Express buses leaving the DTC at 2:35 and 4:05 p.m. are cancelled. Regular Valley service will leave the DTC at those times. 

• The morning Route 11-Douglas to Valley Express is cancelled. Please catch the Route 1-Douglas bus and transfer to the Route 3-Valley bus at the Federal Building.

• The morning Route 10-Mendenhall Valley Commuter is cancelled. Please use the Route 16-Taku Express, or the Route 4-Downtown Juneau as alternatives.

• The morning Route 15-Valley/UAS Express is cancelled. Please use the Route 3-Valley, or Route 6-Riverside Express with a transfer to the Route-4 Valley at the Mendenhall Mall bus as alternatives.

Capital Transit apologizes for the inconvenience and anticipates returning to normal service in early January.

In the meantime, Capital Transit is hiring. If you or someone you know is interested in employment opportunities in public transportation, learn more about becoming a Capital Transit Service Technician here, a Transit Operator here, or see all CBJ job openings here. You can also contact CBJ Human Resources Department at 907-586-5250, or talk to Capital Transit Operations Supervisor Hal Kulm at 907-789-6901.

The City and Borough of Juneau is working with a contractor to make repairs to a water main that broke yesterday on Cordova Street on Douglas. Due to this, Cordova Street has been closed to uphill traffic, but remains open for downhill traffic. Uphill traffic is being diverted onto Nowell Avenue and drivers can use Fairbanks Street to access Foster and Pioneer Avenues.

Also, due to the partial road closure, there is no Capital Transit service on Cordova Street. Riders are asked to please wait for the bus at the Breeze In stop.

CBJ anticipates the partial road closure for the remainder of the day with normal traffic patterns returning this evening.

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For more information on the water main break, contact Utility Operations Superintendent Brian McGuire at 907-586-0393 ext. 4255 or brian.mcguire@juneau.org. For more information on Capital Transit, call 907-789-6901.

The City and Borough of Juneau’s Crest Street Reconstruction Project will begin on Monday, September 13, and will run until the end of October. A portion of Crest Street located between Old Dairy Road and Mallard Street intersections will be rebuilt and completely closed during this time. A new roadway, sidewalk, street lighting, and drainage features will be constructed. The public is asked to use caution in the area and abide by traffic signage and flagging. For drivers, access to Mallard Street will be via Jordan Ave or Alpine Ave.

Capital Transit is also adjusting routes on all buses servicing the Nugget Mall and changes go into effect Monday, September 13. Service changes include no service to bus stops behind the Nugget Mall, all Valley transfers occurring at the Mendenhall Mall, and modified routing for Express Routes 5, 6, and 8 buses:

• No service to the bus stops behind the Nugget Mall:
  • Transfers will occur at the Mendenhall Mall.
  • New temporary stops on Glacier Hwy in front of Nugget Mall near Jordan Ave and across the street in front of Jordan Creek Center.    

• Modified routing for Valley Buses (Routes 3 & 4):
  • Buses will provide service to the Mendenhall Mall both before and after traveling around Back Loop. 
    • Outbound to Mendenhall Loop Rd and Auke Bay buses will leave at :18 and :48 after each hour.
    • Inbound to Downtown buses will leave at :10 and :40 after each hour.

• Modified routing for Routes 5 & 6 Express Buses:
  • Downtown routing will begin across from Centennial Hall and travel down Willoughby Ave toward the Federal Building. This map shows Capital Transit downtown service routing.
  • Route 6 Riverside Express will provide service to the Juneau International Airport at :27 after each hour. Transfers to other buses can be made at the Mendenhall Mall. Route 5 University Express will NOT provide service to the Airport stop. The airport may also be accessed from the stops on Glacier Hwy near Shell Simmons Dr about 0.3 miles away. 

• Modified routing for Route 8 Valley Express:
  • No service to Franklin or 4^th St. Please wait for the bus at the Downtown Transit Center.
  • Buses will continue all the way around Back Loop to the Mendenhall Mall.
  • Mendenhall Mall to Downtown inbound service will be provided from 3:21 pm until 4:21 pm.  See modified schedule here. 

Next year, from spring 2022 to August 2022, the rest of Crest Street between Yandukin Dr and Mallard St will be rebuilt.

Construction began this month on the City and Borough of Juneau’s Capital Transit Valley Transfer Station project, located along Mendenhall Mall Road between Asiana Garden and Glacier Auto Parts/NAPA. Throughout September, there will be intermittent traffic delays and construction flagging during low-traffic daytime hours while CBJ-contractor Admiralty Construction performs underground utility work across Riverside Drive. The public is asked to use caution in the area and abide by traffic signage and flagging.

The overall project includes a new transit station that will be utilized as a rider transfer site, driver breakroom, public restroom, bus shelters, and parking lot for transit users. Several electric vehicle chargers and bicycle lockers will also be included. Construction work will include new water and sewer services, a new storm drain system, earthwork, concrete flatwork, and asphalt paving. Work is expected to take place through June 2022.

For more information, contact Capital Transit at 789-6901.

The City and Borough of Juneau’s public bus system Capital Transit has resumed regular service to the Bartlett Regional Hospital bus stop. The stop had been temporarily moved due to construction for CBJ’s Hospital Drive Reconstruction Project. Thank you for your patience during this phase of the project.    

For more information, call Capital Transit at 789-6901.