The US Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced grants worth $125m for 16 wildlife crossing projects in 16 states.<\/p>\n
The funding has been awarded from the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, a new grant program in its second round of awards, created by President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.<\/p>\n
The program aims to improve safety for motorists and wildlife by reducing vehicle collisions with wildlife while also improving habitat connectivity and supporting the survival of threatened or endangered species.<\/p>\n
According to the Federal Highway Administration (FSWH) each year, more than one million wildlife vehicle collisions are estimated to impact motorists and wildlife in the US.<\/p>\n
\u201cToo many Americans are injured or killed each year in crashes involving cars and wildlife, especially in rural areas\u2014which is why our Department created the first-ever program dedicated to crossings that make roads and highways safer for both humans and wildlife,\u201d said US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.<\/p>\n
Project selections in this round of grant awards include just over $33m to the Oregon Department of Transportation to build a wildlife crossing along Interstate 5 within southwest Oregon\u2019s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The project includes construction of a wildlife overpass bridge and fencing to direct wildlife to the structure within the Mariposa Preserve. Species impacted in this area include deer, bears, elk, cougars, and other large-bodied animals attempting to cross the highway.<\/p>\n
There will also be $25m awarded to North Carolina Department of Transportation to install multiple wildlife underpass structures and fencing along US-64 within the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in Dare County. The project will reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, support the Red Wolf Recovery Program, and increase habitat connectivity for wildlife within the refuge, including the endangered red wolf, black bear, and white-tailed deer.<\/p>\n
In its first round of grant awards, the Federal Highway Administration awarded $110 million for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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