The barriers and installation cost $2.4 million in total, and four contractors are beginning site assessments this week. “I think it’s important that the property owners along the river know ...

The estimated price tag of the temporary flood barriers: $7.8 million.Around 40% of that cost is set to be paid over the next decade by homeowners in the affected neighborhoods; the rest, by ...

A lawsuit to stop Juneau’s municipal government from installing HESCO flood barriers along the Mendenhall River was filed this week by a property owner claiming the city bypassed federal ...

However, some barriers to raising homes remained. Decks more than 3 feet tall counted toward the lot coverage maximum, around 40%, for raised homes on lots more than 4,500 square feet in the district.

We, of course, would like these barriers to be up for as short a time as possible, but we just don’t know how long that will be.” The barriers’ life expectancy is 5-10 years.

Bower claims in his lawsuit his home is 21 to 22 feet above the riverbed, while last year’s record flood reached 15.99 feet, so his property was not damaged and the barriers would provide no ...