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Roads, highways, and other developments cut habitats in half, preventing animals from safely traveling back and forth, Wilmers said. Cougars’ works for wildlife crossing over 101: What would it look like?Ī bridge for wildlife to safely cross the 101 Freeway. It will be the largest wildlife corridor of its kind in the world.Ĭalifornia ‘Save L.A. In 2014, the nonprofit #SaveLACougars campaign began raising money to build the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills, which has since broken ground and is expected to open in 2025. The late P-22, a celebrity mountain lion that prowled around Griffith Park and beyond, inspired the need for animal crossings when it was discovered in 2012 that he regularly made a 20-mile journey from the Santa Monica Mountains, dodging commuter traffic, bridges and roads. This is the first time a GPS-collared mountain lion has crossed the freeway near the Santa Monica Mountains during the course of a 17-year study.Īnimal crossings are becoming more common throughout California in an effort by conservationists to decrease road kills and increase genetic diversity among wildlife living near freeways and residential developments. “Habitat areas need to be connected to one another so that a wide-ranging species like mountain lions can get from place to place, establish new territories and enhance their genetic diversity.”ĭevelopment of the Bay Area is isolating the Santa Cruz Mountains, with a southern portion of the area divided by the highway, said Morgan Robertson, the acting chief of biology and environmental engineering for Caltrans District 5.Īnimals do cross roadways using existing infrastructure, she said, but some species need sturdier and larger structures to pass safely.Ĭalifornia First tracked mountain lion crosses the 405 Freeway in big moment for wildlife preservation “Wildlife needs a lot more than just isolated islands of habitats,” said Sarah Newkirk, the executive director of the nonprofit Land Trust of Santa Cruz County. The wildlife corridor would connect the Santa Cruz and Gabilan mountain ranges and expand the habitat for mountain lions, deer, bobcats and other animals. Want more? Sign up here to stay in the know.A first of its kind wildlife crossing in Northern California has been proposed over Highway 101 in San Benito County - the latest project in the state’s efforts to provide safe passage for mountain lions and other animals over dangerous roadways.Ībout $21 million has been raised to fund the overpass at 2,600-acre Rocks Ranch, the nonprofit Land Trust of Santa Cruz County announced earlier this year. And if you didn't-just be thankful you're not reading this while still stuck on the 405. So this Thanksgiving, be thankful that you avoided that traffic. #LAXTRAFFIC Sepulveda road closure Between Westchester Pkwy and Manchester is expected to last until 8pm.

To make matters worse, smoke from an underground utility malfunction shut down a stretch of Sepulveda near LAX around 11:30am on Tuesday, which was enough to keep the road closed until around 8pm. But early reports had also pegged roads for this holiday as the most crowded in nearly a decade, with 3.65 million residents expected to be traveling, according to AAA.

405 SOUTH TRAFFIC LOS ANGELES HOW TO

And after the end of Daylight Saving Time, it seems like everybody's forgotten how to drive in the dark. So we have to pause and ask: why? Rush hour traffic on the 405 is always abysmal, of course. It's not just the 405, either, that's come to a halt the ramps at the junction with the 10 are of course jammed, but so are large patches of Sawtelle and Sepulveda Boulevards. On a semi-related noted, we don't know whether to applaud their cheeky Mannequin Challenge reference or declare the time-freezing meme so over. The footage comes from ABC7 at 7:15pm last night. #MannequinChallenge? Traffic nearly at a standstill on the 405 Freeway /ZQndXJwEA3 But we were still taken aback by this helicopter footage taken on Tuesday-that's the day before the day before Thanksgiving-that shows both directions of the 405 at a standstill for miles. Soul-crushing, life-questioning traffic is by no means a new phenomenon in Los Angeles. Oh, you planned on going somewhere for Thanksgiving? The 405 would like a word with you.