![]() A proposal has now been made official for the construction of three wildlife crossings that will be built in parts of northern Arizona. While such projects are usually built underneath bridges, the Arizona projects will all be built over local highways. Two of the projects are slated to cross the north to south Interstate 17 in the vicinity of Flagstaff. Those two projects, more specifically, will go up just to the north of the Willard Springs Exit, with the second to the south of the town of Kachina Village, nine miles to the south of downtown Flagstaff. The third project is slated for Interstate 40, which cuts through northern Arizona from east to west, just to the west of the town of Parks. As proposed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the three projects will take up some 18 acres of forest land needed for the ramps to the bridges to be built, as well as fencing. A public comment period on the proposed bridges is being conducted by the U.S. Forest Service and scheduled to be operational until August 29. Depending upon the scope of the individual project, the construction of a new animal crossings, according to industry sources, can cost anywhere from $300,000 to more than $1 million. By Garry Boulard
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