LOS ANGELES (KNX) – The largest wildlife crossing, which will serve to support wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains, will break ground in the spring.
The Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing will be the first “urban crossing of its scale,” according to The National Wildlife Federation.
Believed to be the largest wildlife crossing in the world, the crossing will extend “210 feet over ten lanes of highway and pavement” on the US-101 freeway near Liberty Canyon Road Agoura Hills.
Wildlife found in the area includes bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, and gray foxes among others.
The National Wildlife Federation said the project will be funded through private donations; however, on page 102 of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget summary, the budget would include a “one-time General Fund” of $10 million for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to complete the project.
YoVenice reported the total cost of the project will be about $78 million.
“[The groundbreaking is set for] this spring. [And] the bid is about to be advertised by Caltrans. That's huge…I've been working on this a decade,” Beth Pratt, California Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation told LAist.
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