CDOT Wildlife Overpass/Underpass Work Underway On Highway 9

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Constructed of concrete and metal, a tunnel erected over Highway 9 will soon be covered in dirt and will allow wildlife to cross over the busy mountain highway safely.The multimillion dollar project will create a series of overpasses and underpasses for animals to cross on a notorious 11 mile stretch of the highway that is one of the most frequent animal strike stretches of road in the state.
(credit: Colorado Department of Transportation)
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