California Natural Resources Agency

Colorado built this wildlife overpass last year for $15 million. It’ll pay for itself within five years from the avoided collisions. California spending $114 million on a failed wildlife overpass is absurd.

California is proof you don’t have to choose between a strong economy and clean energy. The world’s 4th largest economy has run on clean power 9 out of 10 days, while cutting greenhouse gas emissions 21% and growing 81%.

This project is fully backed by decades of science that show how critical this connection will be for wildlife and keeping drivers safe.   FACT: The cost estimate held until last year when inflation – in part driven by the federal administration’s tariffs – increased construction costs. The total price tag increase of 23% is still vastly lower than the 67% avg increase in highway construction costs nationally over the same time, per USDOT. FACT: The timeline has shifted by just one year largely due to severe weather. With completion expected this year, five years of work is far from a “boondoggle.”

This project is fully backed by decades of science that show how critical this connection will be for wildlife and keeping drivers safe.   FACT: The cost estimate held until last year when inflation – in part driven by the federal administration’s tariffs – increased construction costs. The total price tag increase of 23% is still vastly lower than the 67% avg increase in highway construction costs nationally over the same time, per USDOT. FACT: The timeline has shifted by just one year largely due to severe weather. With completion expected this year, five years of work is far from a “boondoggle.”

This project is fully backed by decades of science that show how critical this connection will be for wildlife and keeping drivers safe.   FACT: The cost estimate held until last year when inflation – in part driven by the federal administration’s tariffs – increased construction costs. The total price tag increase of 23% is still vastly lower than the 67% avg increase in highway construction costs nationally over the same time, per USDOT. FACT: The timeline has shifted by just one year largely due to severe weather. With completion expected this year, five years of work is far from a “boondoggle.”

This project is fully backed by decades of science that show how critical this connection will be for wildlife and keeping drivers safe.   FACT: The cost estimate held until last year when inflation – in part driven by the federal administration’s tariffs – increased construction costs. The total price tag increase of 23% is still vastly lower than the 67% avg increase in highway construction costs nationally over the same time, per USDOT. FACT: The timeline has shifted by just one year largely due to severe weather. With completion expected this year, five years of work is far from a “boondoggle.”

This project is fully backed by decades of science that show how critical this connection will be for wildlife and keeping drivers safe.   FACT: The cost estimate held until last year when inflation – in part driven by the federal administration’s tariffs – increased construction costs. The total price tag increase of 23% is still vastly lower than the 67% avg increase in highway construction costs nationally over the same time, per USDOT. FACT: The timeline has shifted by just one year largely due to severe weather. With completion expected this year, five years of work is far from a “boondoggle.”