Massive wildlife overpass opens in Colorado

Elk, pronghorn, and other wildlife now have a safer path across one of Colorado’s busiest highways with the opening of one of the largest wildlife overpasses in North America. The wildlife crossing extends over Interstate 25 in Douglas County near Larkspur, Colorado. Interstate 25 has been hazardous for people and wildlife. More than 10,000 vehicles travel the stretch of highway, with one reported wildlife-vehicle crash per day in the fall and spring. The Greenland Wildlife Crossing is one of 19 that were funded through the Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program and is part of the I-25 South Gap project, which improved 18 miles of I-25 between Castle Rock and Monument. The project took less than a year to complete and was 50% less than the projected cost. Recently introduced bipartisan legislation looks to build upon the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program by increasing the funding and establishing the program longer-term.

Read more in the Denver7 news coverage here.