This year’s President’s Transportation Award for Environment and Planning goes to the Idaho Department of Transportation for its innovative wildlife overpass project. With $7.5 million in funding and support from agencies like the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Forest Service, this project significantly reduces wildlife-vehicle collisions and ensures safe habitat connectivity for mule deer and elk, targeting an 80% reduction in collisions. The overpass quickly proved effective, with wildlife using it just a month after completion.
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