Transportation

Wildlife crossings catch on as states try to cut animal collisions

The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law provided funding for bypasses.
FILE – This photo shows the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, Calif., Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

States have embarked on a wildlife crossing construction spree in an effort to save both human and animal lives.

The idea is to allow critters, small and large, to traverse habitats and carry out their seasonal migrations without crossing lanes of traffic, which results in more than 1 million collisions a year and approximately 200 human deaths.

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