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Travis Eckhoff

13:40 - 13:59

"we will close the back loop bridge at 8:30 PM tonight, and we will be closing the pedestrian paths on the Brotherhood Bridge around 5:15, or when the lake gauge hits 10 feet."

we will close the back loop bridge at 8:30 PM tonight, and we will be closing the pedestrian paths on the Brotherhood Bridge around 5:15, or when the lake gauge hits 10 feet.
Speaker
Travis Eckhoff
Community
Alaska News
Location
Juneau
Captured at
August 12, 2026

From the transcript

We are sticking to our plan, so we will close the back loop bridge at 8:30 PM tonight, and we will be closing the pedestrian paths on the Brotherhood Bridge around 5:15, or when the lake gauge hits 10 feet. Thank you.

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