State Highway 9 Wildlife Crossings Monitoring – Year 4 Progress Report

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• Creators:
  Kintsch, Julia ; Cramer, Patricia ; Singer, Paige ; Cowardin, Michelle ; Phelan, Joy
• Corporate Creators:
  ECO Resolutions ; Rocky Mountain Wild ; Colorado Parks and Wildlife ; Muley Fanatic Foundation ; Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation ; Woodcock Foundation
• Corporate Contributors:
  Colorado. Department of Transportation. Applied Research & Innovations Branch
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Collisions Grade Separations Monitoring Traffic Safety Wildlife Crossings
• Publication/ Report Number:
  115.01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Colorado
• Edition:
  December 2015 through April 2019
• Corporate Publisher:
  Colorado Department of Transportation. Applied Research & Innovations Branch
• Abstract:
  The State Highway 9 (SH 9) Colorado River South Wildlife & Safety Improvement Project installed seven large wildlife crossing structures and 10.4 miles of wildlife exclusion fence between Kremmling and Green Mountain Reservoir in Grand County, Colorado. The project was designed to improve driver safety while providing permeability for wildlife across the highway. This research study evaluates the effectiveness of the mitigation infrastructure through the use of motion activated cameras and analyses of wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) carcass and accident data. The study maintained a total of 62 motion-triggered cameras at 49 locations through Year 4 (Winter 2018-19) to record animal movements and behavioral responses to the mitigation including the five wildlife underpasses, two wildlife overpasses, wildlife guards, escape ramps, and the south fence end. The Year 4 Progress Report focuses on the results of post-construction monitoring from December 2015 through April 2019.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:84a0af8eb0bf3ab39f1f8cb463385ff953f3341510df6592eee0bcf465af6adeb3b3946c9bd45a3856805b080160da5b4317fd6195685d48db05eaaf9bc89edb
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88631/dot_88631_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.17 MB ]