On April 7, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a coordinated effort to reduce flooding from the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Adam Telle visited the city on March 24 to review mitigation projects. The Corps is working on repairing and fortifying Phase 1 gabion baskets and installing temporary flood barriers for Phase 2. Between 2025 and 2026, it supplied 84,000 linear feet of barriers, 400 super sacks and 112,000 sandbags to the community. Other Corps leaders, including Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, Brig. Gen. Joseph Goetz, and Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, met with local officials and media. The initiative aims to protect Juneau’s residents from annual glacial outburst floods.
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