Capital Transit News

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 15th, the following changes will go into effect: The morning and afternoon RouteRead More >

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 CommuterRead More >

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 experienceRead More >

Starting Monday, December 27th 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 12Read More >

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 becauseRead More >

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 useRead More >

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 willRead More >

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. TheRead More >

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 atRead More >

Beginning the week of June 21, Capital Transit bus service along Glacier Highway in Lemon Creek may be intermittently disrupted due to construction from the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Lemon Creek Improvement Project. Please note the following changes: Bus stops along this route may be intermittently moved to accommodate construction; please lookRead More >