CEG - Mon January 06, 2025
Upgraded Part of Boston's Copley Square Park Reopens; Wildlife Crossing to Be Built Over I-90
A new year brings a newly renovated section of Copley Square Park in Boston. Mayor Michelle Wu's office had earlier announced that a portion of the downtown park would reopen Jan. 1 in the northeast triangle between Boylston Street and Trinity Church after more than a year of work....
Cowboy State Daily - Mon December 23, 2024
Construction Set for $37M Wildlife Crossing in Wyoming
A $37 million wildlife crossing project designed to protect drivers and two mule deer herds is likely to begin construction in 2025, the Cowboy State Daily reported, citing Wyoming wildlife and transportation officials....
CDOT - Wed July 10, 2024
Excavation Endeavor Creates I-70's First Wildlife Crossing in Colorado
Lawrence Construction has successfully completed the first wildlife crossing on I-70 in Colorado. Utilizing twin bridge structures, the Littleton, Colo.-based contractor created an underpass for animals — the Genesee Wildlife Crossing — between the exits of Lookout Mountain and Genesee....
Caltrans - Tue June 11, 2024
World's Largest Wildlife Crossing to Officially Open in 2026
The world's largest wildlife crossing is getting closer to becoming a reality. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced that the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing outside of Los Angeles is on track to open by early 2026....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 11, 2024
Papich Construction Installing Two Crossings Beneath California Highway
Papich Construction Co. Inc. initiated operations on the California Department of Transportation's $16.8 million Sonora Junction Shoulders Project on May 14 in Mono County in eastern central California, a rural area adjacent to the Nevada border....
highways.dot. gov - Tue January 23, 2024
California to Receive $8M for New Improvements Along U.S. 101
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $110 million in grants for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states, including four Indian Tribes. The funding is made possible by a new program in President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and can support projects that construct wildlife crossings over and below busy roads, add fencing, acquire tracking and mapping tools, and more....
Safe Passage Fund Coalition & WLOS-TV - Tue November 28, 2023
North Carolina Lawmakers Allocate $2M for Construction of Wildlife Crossings
North Carolina lawmakers recently appropriated $2 million in funding for new infrastructure to help reduce wildlife–vehicle collisions across the state, WLOS-TV in Asheville reported Nov. 23. The Safe Passage Fund Coalition applauded the action by the state's General Assembly, in honor of Road Safety Week, and noted that the money will go toward overpasses, underpasses and fencing along roads and highways to help keep wildlife and humans safe....
TxDOT - Mon November 27, 2023
Construction of New Wildlife Crossings Making Texas Area Safer
TxDOT has been constructing animal crossings under highways in critical areas to help protect all Texans safe, both people and animals — including endangered species, like the ocelots who live in South Texas near the Mexico border....
Caltrans - Tue August 22, 2023
C. A. Rasmussen Project to Accommodate Wildlife in SoCal
A construction project that will result in the largest wildlife crossing of its kind in the United States is back on track, according to officials. Construction crews from C. A. Rasmussen Inc. and Caltrans are making steady progress on the 175-ft....
CDOT - Tue June 27, 2023
Colorado Officials Celebrate Completion of Wildlife Project
The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Land Management, Northwest Colorado Transportation Planning Region and other partner agencies celebrated the completion of the Colorado Highway 13 Reconstruction and Road Widening and Wildlife Underpass project....
