Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Reduction Study: Best Practices Manual [Report to Congress]

Details

• Creators:
  Huijser, M.P. ; McGowan, Patrick ; Clevenger, A. P. ; Ament, R.
• Corporate Creators:
  Western Transportation Institute ; Louis Berger, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Animal vehicle crashes
  • Deer
  • Endangered species
  • Fences
  • Wildlife crossings
  • Wildlife
  • Best practices
  • Collisions
  • Manuals
• Resource Type:
  Manual
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Manual
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Under the SAFETEA-LU Congressional Bill, the Secretary of Transportation was directed to conduct a national wildlife–vehicle collision (WVC) reduction study. The study was to advance the understanding of the causes and impacts of WVCs and identify solutions to this growing safety problem. A report was submitted to congress in November 2007. This document builds on that report providing a best practices manual for reducing wildlife–vehicle collisions. Design and implementation guidelines are provided for wildlife fencing, wildlife underpasses and overpasses, animal detection systems, vegetation management and wildlife culling. Additionally for a WVC reduction program, information is provided on regional planning, identification of priority areas, alignment and design considerations, guidelines for monitoring effectiveness of mitigations, and potential funding sources.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-05-D-00018
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48824/dot_48824_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.85 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6cbced76cd2d9d319c2cb1556fb695109aa55a77b87fcb15af169b8a0585fe7e38fd6c331272dc9e8d6ba88d7aa5129596cabdfcde1dbe0084ee03810f08845e