Highway 26 New Wildlife Passage and Enhancements
The proposed alignment of Highway 26 would have severed a significant food source to a large population of deer in the area between Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, Ontario. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation redesigned the originally planned culverts under Highway 26 New to provide deer and other wildlife a passage from the woods to the orchards. A simple refinement of a design that included the cul-de-sac relocation resulted in a complete wildlife passage system that has been very well utilized. The measures also contribute to the safety of the travelling public by helping avoid vehicle-wildlife collisions. This project was nominated for the TAC 2013 Environmental Achievement Award. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD record control number 201310RT334E.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
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Authors:
- Sieradzki, S
- BLANEY, C
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- Publication Date: 2013
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 10 p.
- Monograph Title: 2013 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada - Transportation: Better - Faster - Safer
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Animals; Conferences; Crashes; Cul de sacs; Culverts; Design; Environmental protection; Highways; Layout; Roadside fauna; Wildlife
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- ITRD Terms: 2459: Animal; 8018: Canada; 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 2791: Cul de sac; 3360: Culvert; 9011: Design (overall design); 2755: Highway; 2885: Layout; 2448: Nature protection; 2449: Wildlife crossing
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I15: Environment; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01518075
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
- Files: ITRD, TAC
- Created Date: Mar 11 2014 11:00AM