New Green Overpass Will Let Wildlife Cross 6 Lanes Of Highway

On Tuesday, Washington State Department of Transportation crews broke ground on the state�s first animal overpass, a 150-foot wide-bridge surrounded by native trees and planted with vegetation designed to let bears, elk, otters and even mice pass over the ever-busy I-90 expressway.

The $6 million critter crossing will be the first of more than 20 planned overpasses and underpasses spanning the landscape along Washington�s central Cascade Mountains, designed to let wandering animals get across a 15-mile stretch while 28,000 cars whiz by every day…..

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Why did the wildlife cross the interstate? Because it had a lush, landscaped bridge to finally do so.

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