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I do like the idea of these. They have been proven to work well in multiple states.

I just feel like if it was any state but CA it would only have taken about a year, maybe two to build and would probably cost half as much.

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>Three years after construction began, it’s time to dump dirt on the project. Specifically, 6,000 cubic yards of a “super” soil followed by the planting of 5,000 native flora. I’m talking about the world’s largest wildlife crossing, which has reached another construction milestone as the bridge nears completion. This prepared soil is the beginning of the end of construction for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which broke ground on Earth Day in 2022. Located in Agoura Hills, California, the nearly one-acre overpass stretches over a 10-lane section of U.S. 101.

I do like the idea of these. They have been proven to work well in multiple states. I just feel like if it was any state but CA it would only have taken about a year, maybe two to build and would probably cost half as much. Archive: https://archive.today/9YAd0 From the post: >>Three years after construction began, it’s time to dump dirt on the project. Specifically, 6,000 cubic yards of a “super” soil followed by the planting of 5,000 native flora. I’m talking about the world’s largest wildlife crossing, which has reached another construction milestone as the bridge nears completion. This prepared soil is the beginning of the end of construction for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which broke ground on Earth Day in 2022. Located in Agoura Hills, California, the nearly one-acre overpass stretches over a 10-lane section of U.S. 101.

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Noble cause that I can get behind, but with overruns the cost came in around $102M (article comments).

the nearly one-acre overpass stretches over a 10-lane section of U.S. 101.

An acre is 43,560 sq ft, so that bridge cost around $2,300 per square foot. For comparison sake, typical bridge construction in my neck of the woods 10 years ago ran around $100-150 a square foot. Even allowing for a slightly increased span length (5 lanes plus shoulders x 2 directions) and increased dead load due to soil cover, paying $2,300 a square foot for a wildlife crossing is literally retarded.

I thought this graphic in the comments was a nice corollary:

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This is money that could have gone to the illegals or for reparations.