Reddit post reports 91% collision drop at wildlife overpass
1 Sep 19 7:46 PM · 4d ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
A Reddit post describing the largest wildlife overpass in North America states it has reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 91%; the post was cross-posted to Hacker News and shared on Mastodon.
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I've seen it and a few others on recent road trips.Additionally, Colorado (and other states) are putting these "animal escape ramps" along the sides of highways.From what I can gather, a fence runs along the freeway on both sides—presumably to keep the wildlife out. But, I suppose in case an animal makes it into the danger zone, every mile or so…
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As expected from the press release at open about 9 months ago. (they estimated 90% reduction https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46321557)The $15M price tag still seems like a lot. Happy for the critters and motorists tho
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"This area was getting about one deer hit a day"Relative to how many didn't get hit, what's the percentage there?
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