Idaho moves to fix wildlife crash problem decades in the making

Idaho moves to fix wildlife crash problem decades in the making

Construction on three wildlife underpasses in Idaho is scheduled to begin this month. The wildlife crossings will be built on U.S. Highway 30 between mile markers 442 and 448 within a topographic bottleneck. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, the section of highway known as Rocky Point is home to some of the worst wildlife-conflict areas between Montpelier and the Wyoming border. Data from the state transportation department and I…