Federal Highway Administration's Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program

FY 2022- FY 2023 Grant Selections

Project Name Applicant Project 

Location State Awarded Amount Project Description

Arizona Interstate17 Mitigation of 

Wildlife-Vehicle 

Collisions and 

Habitat 

fragmentation from 

Munds Park to Kelly 

Canyon

Arizona 

Department of 

Transportation

Munds 

Park, AZ

AZ $ 23,992,588 The Arizona Department of Transportation will receive $24 million to construct the 

I-17 Munds Park to Kelly Canyon Wildlife Overpass Project. The Project includes 

16.8 total miles of new wildlife fencing tying in existing culverts, escape ramps, and 

double cattle guards in order to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) along I-17 

and increase habitat connectivity for local species, particularly elk. 

Gaviota Pass 

Wildlife 

Connectivity and 

Vehicle Collision 

Reduction Project

California 

Department of 

Transportation

Goleta, CA CA $ 8,000,000 The California Department of Transportation will receive $8 million to reduce 

wildlife vehicle collisions and connect animal habitats between protected State 

Park lands on either side of US 101. Improvements include increasing the size of an 

existing culvert and installing 2.5 miles of fencing, allowing wildlife to safely cross 

the highway and move to the adjacent Los Padres National Forest.

The Interstate 25 

Greenland Wildlife 

Overpass Project

Colorado 

Department of 

Transportation

Denver, CO 

to 

Colorado 

Springs, CO

CO $ 22,000,000 The Colorado Department of Transportation will receive $22 million to build a 

dedicated, overpass on I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs, the state’s two 

most populous cities. Once completed, the Greenland Wildlife Overpass will be 

one of the largest overpass structures in North America, spanning six lanes of 

interstate highway. It will help reduce vehicle collisions with big game species such 

as elk and mule deer along I-25 and connect vital habitats on both sides of the 

highway from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains.

Joint Project to 

Evaluate & Protect 

Movement of 

People & Wildlife 

across Connecticut

Connecticut 

Department of 

Transportation

Statewide CT $ 363,104 The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will receive approximately 

$360,000 to collaboratively develop a statewide plan identifying critical habitat 

blocks, wildlife corridors, and priority road-segments needing wildlife crossings. 

CTDOT will evaluate their current public facing roadkill reporting tool and conduct 

a spatial analysis to assist in this effort to reduce the thousands of wildlife-vehicle 

collisions and hundreds of injuries across Connecticut. 

Kentucky’s WildlifeVehicle Collision 

Reduction Plan and 

US-60/ I-64 

Corridor Study 

Kentucky 

Transportation 

Cabinet

Statewide KY $ 1,200,000 The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will receive $1.2 million to develop 

Kentucky’s first WVC Reduction Plan in parallel with a pilot corridor study focused 

on the US-60/I-64 Corridor that will evaluate segments of US 60 and I-64 between 

the Louisville Metropolitan Area and Frankfort, Kentucky. The statewide plan 

includes a study to correlate WVC data from different sources along with wildlife 

habitat data and roadway data to identify priority areas to reduce WVCs and 

improve habitat connectivity across the state. 
Federal Highway Administration's Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program

FY 2022- FY 2023 Grant Selections

Project Name Applicant Project 

Location State Awarded Amount Project Description

Missouri statewide 

wildlife vehicle 

collision reduction 

analysis and hotspot 

mitigation measure 

feasibility study

Missouri 

Department of 

Transportation

Statewide MO $ 320,000 The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will receive $320,000 to 

collaboratively develop a statewide plan to identify hot spots and mitigation 

measures. MoDOT will perform a WVC hotspot analysis to identify high WVC road 

segments, then rank priority areas and conduct feasibility studies to develop sitespecific recommendations for cost effective WVC mitigation recommendations to 

ensure the safety of the traveling public and help promote habitat connectivity in 

the State. 

I-90 Missoula to 

Garrison Wildlife 

Crossing Feasibility 

Study

Montana 

Department of 

Transportation

Missoula, 

MT to 

Garrison, 

MT

MT $ 424,242 The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will receive $424,242 to 

complete a feasibility study for installing wildlife crossings across 68 miles on I-90 

between Missoula and Garrison, Montana. By identifying key wildlife migration 

corridors, the study will help MDT determine the need, type, and feasibility of 

constructing one or more wildlife crossings that will effectively accommodate both 

wildlife and motorists, and ultimately reduce the number of WVCs. 

US 93: Ninepipe and 

Post Creek ProgramWildlife 

Overcrossing Project

Confederated 

Salish and 

Kootenai Tribes

Lake 

County

MT $ 8,591,680 The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will receive $8.6 million to construct 

a wildlife overpass spanning US Highway 93 within the Ninepipe National Wildlife 

Management Area in Montana, an area with high rates of WVCs. The proposed 

project will help reduce WVCs and improve habitat connectivity for grizzly bears 

which will reduce crash-related mortality and improve outcomes for grizzly bears.

Wildlife Crossing of 

Heartland 

Expressway

Nebraska 

Department of 

Transportation

Gering, NE NE $ 400,000 The Nebraska Department of Transportation will receive $400,000 to conduct a 

feasibility study to address WVC concerns with big game species along Nebraska 

Highway 71. The proposed feasibility study would help identify possible solutions 

for lowering the WVCs along the corridor and reconnecting the bighorn sheep 

habitats on both sides of the highway. 

Mescalero Apache 

Tribe US 70 Wildlife 

Vehicle Collision 

Mitigation 

Feasibility Project

Mescalero 

Apache Tribe

Bent, NM 

to 

Mescalero, 

NM

NM $ 480,000 The Mescalero Apache tribe will receive $480,000 to conduct a feasibility study to 

evaluate solutions for reducing the number of WVCs along US-70, the roadway 

corridor that has the most crashes in the State of New Mexico. The study will help 

meet the goals of the New Mexico Wildlife Corridor Action Plan by identifying the 

existing infrastructure, natural resources, and geospatial crash data along the US70 corridor, as well as evaluating the engineering requirements needed to mitigate 

WVCs and improve connectivity for elk and mule deer. 
Federal Highway Administration's Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program

FY 2022- FY 2023 Grant Selections

Project Name Applicant Project 

Location State Awarded Amount Project Description

Pennsylvania 

Wildlife Crossings 

Strategic Plan and 

Analytical tools

Commonwealth 

of Pennsylvania

Statewide PA $ 840,000 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will receive $840,000 to develop a 

comprehensive statewide strategic plan with the Pennsylvania Department of 

Transportation, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 

Pennsylvania Game Commission and others to address the wide-ranging 

challenges and opportunities associated with the safe management and 

stewardship for wildlife crossings across the state.

South Dakota 

Statewide Rural 

Wildlife Crossing 

Study

South Dakota 

Department of 

Transportation

Statewide SD $ 400,000 The South Dakota Department of Transportation will receive $400,000 to develop 

a statewide plan with a study on WVCs at specific locations on State highways in 

rural areas. This study will offer solutions to mitigate the impact of WVCs and 

ensure the public’s safety while preserving wildlife populations, improving habitat 

connectivity and developing a better understanding of wildlife movement.

Construction of 

Ocelot Underpass 

Crossings at Laguna 

Atascosa National 

Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service

Los 

Fresnos, TX

TX $ 1,778,400 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will receive $1.8 million to protect the 

endangered ocelot by installing multiple wildlife underpass crossings on the Steve 

Thompson Drive at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge contains 

the largest continuous tract of thorn-scrub habitat in the U.S., which serves as a 

corridor for the endangered ocelot, that is intersected by the wildlife drive. Adding 

underpasses will reduce the risk of WVCs and help protect this species from 

extinction. 

US-89 Wildlife 

Safety Corridor 

Project

Utah 

Department of 

Transportation

Kanab, UT UT $ 5,497,000 The Utah Department of Transportation will receive approximately $5.5 million to 

construct three wildlife underpasses and extend existing wildlife fencing along US89. These underpasses will reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and 

reconnect mule deer habit and critical ranges.

Prioritizing Wildlife 

Crossing Locations 

in Virginia

Virginia 

Department of 

Transportation

Statewide VA $ 604,318 The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will receive approximately 

$600,000 to collaboratively develop a statewide plan to identify roads with the 

highest risk of large mammal collisions in the State. Through a collaboration with 

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, the Virginia Department of 

Conservation and Recreation, and the Virginia Department of Forestry, VDOT will 

build on their Wildlife Corridor Action Plan to create several models and GIS layers 

to allow for better identification of wildlife crossing sites and provide site-specific 

recommendations. 
Federal Highway Administration's Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program

FY 2022- FY 2023 Grant Selections

Project Name Applicant Project 

Location State Awarded Amount Project Description

Sharkeyville Brook 

Wildlife Crossing

Vermont Agency 

of 

Transportation

Statewide VT $ 1,620,000 The Vermont Agency of Transportation will receive $1.6 million to design a wildlife 

crossing to reduce WVCs and reestablish wildlife connectivity in the heart of the 

Green Mountains, between some of the largest and least fragmented forest blocks 

in the northeastern U.S. The proposed underpass will reduce WVCs, improve road 

safety, and increase habitat connectivity for large animals such as black bears, 

white-tailed deer, and moose, as well as small aquatic animals such as 

salamanders and wood turtles. 

Habitat Connectivity 

in the South 

Cascades of 

Washington State to 

Benefit Tribally 

Significant Wildlife 

Species via SR 12 

Overpass Planning 

and Scoping

Puyallup Tribe 

of Indians

Lewis 

County

WA $ 216,250 The Puyallup Tribe of Indians will receive $216,250 to complete the planning and 

scoping of wildlife crossing structures in partnership with the Washington State 

Department of Transportation, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, 

and United States Forest Service, and support from the Medicine Creek Treaty 

Tribes. This project location addresses an area of high concern for WVCs due to 

large numbers of elk-vehicle collisions on SR 12 across the 24-mile project corridor. 

Red Cabin Creek 

Wildlife Overpass on 

SR 20, Washington 

State

Stillaguamish 

Tribe of Indians 

of Washington

Hamilton 

Junction

WA $ 8,495,000 The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington State will receive $8.5 million to design and 

construct a wildlife overpass with fencing on rural State Route 20 in Skagit County. 

The Red Cabin Creek Wildlife overpass at Milepost 76.2 will span two lanes of 

traffic and is aimed at helping multiple species, including an elk herd whose home 

range and core habitats straddle the highway. 

US 189 Habitat 

Connectivity 

Corridor Expansion

Wyoming 

Department of 

Transportation

Statewide WY $ 24,358,000 The Wyoming Department of Transportation will receive approximately $24 

million to implement strategies to mitigate WVC fatalities and improve wildlife 

connectivity for pronghorn and mule deer along US 189 in southwest Wyoming. 

The proposed project includes a wildlife crossing overpass, several underpasses, 

and the installation of high barrier wildlife fencing to improve motorist safety and 

improve habitat access for mule deer and pronghorn.

Total Amount 

Awarded

No data No data No 

data $109,580,582 No data