In a milestone, crews place soil on wildlife crossing over 101 freeway

World’s largest wildlife crossing reaches critical milestone. Now what?

By Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Monday was momentous for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing although it still looked like a bridge to nowhere from the 101 Freeway, where more than 300,000 vehicles stream endlessly every day. Nearly three years after the project began, the critical milestone was visible only to the government officials, scientists and longtime supporters who climbed to the top: soil. And not just any soi…

World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing Gets First Layers of Soil Across California Freeway

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing — the largest wildlife crossing of its kind in the world — has reached a new milestone, as workers laid the first layers of soil on the historic California overpass on Monday. The crossing stretches over California’s 101 freeway and is designed to help bobcats, mountain lions, deer and other creatures safely traverse the busy, 10-lane road. “I imagine a future for all the wildlife in our area where it’s pos…

First layers of soil to be laid on 101 Freeway wildlife crossing in California, the world's largest

The wildlife crossing designed to help mountain lions, deer, bobcats and other creatures safely travel over the 101 Freeway between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains will reach a major milestone on Monday, as workers lay the first layers of soil on the overpass.

In a milestone, crews place soil on wildlife crossing over 101 freeway

President and CEO Robert Rock, of Rock Design Assoc., shows the first layer of soil for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a wildlife habitat bridge being built for mountain lions and other animals to safely cross over 10 lanes of traffic on the 101 Freeway, in Agoura Hills on Monday, March 31, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) The first layer of soil is craned onto the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a wil…

Southern California wildlife crossing construction reaches major milestone

Construction on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing reached a major milestone on Monday.   Workers began laying dirt down on the bridge spanning the 10 lanes of the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills that will allow wildlife to cross over the freeway safely.   Aerial footage from Sky5 provided a better view of crews working to lay more than 6,000 cubic yards of soil as the sun broke through the clouds Monday morning. Aerial footage from Sky5 provide…

Crews lay first layers of soil for wildlife crossing over 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills

Construction crews began placing the first layers of soil over the surface of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway Monday morning.