Hsip JNU glacier HWY nugget safety improvements - egan to loop RD

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $247,424.32 to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities on July 18, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to implement safety improvements on Glacier Highway in Juneau, Alaska. The project, designated HSIP JNU Glacier Highway Nugget Safety Improvements—Egan to Loop Road, will deliver a comprehensive suite of pedestrian and traffic safety enhancements including installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons and advanced yield markings at an existing marked crosswalk at Glacier Highway North, as well as construction of a new marked crosswalk with advanced yield markings between Trout Street and Jordan Avenue.

Additionally, the project will establish a restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT) corridor along Glacier Highway by restricting left and through movements from Trout Street and Old Dairy Road, redirecting traffic to existing designated left-turn locations for U-turn operations. These infrastructure improvements represent a multi-modal approach to enhancing traffic safety and mobility in this Juneau corridor, utilizing federal highway safety funding mechanisms administered through Alaska's state transportation department.

Project description

This project will install rectangular rapid flashing beacon, and advanced yield markings at the marked crosswalk at glacier HWY north. IT will also install new marked crosswalk and and advanced yield markings at a new crosswalk between trout street and jordan avenue. Glacier highway will be converted to a restricted crossing U-turn corridor. This work would involve restricting left and thru movements out of trout street and old dairy road, requiring drivers to make U-turn at existing left turn locations.