THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WILDLIFE BARRIERS AND UNDERPASSES ON U.S. HIGHWAY 441 ACROSS PAYNES PRAIRIE STATE PRESERVE, ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. PHASE II POST-CONSTRUCTION FINAL REPORT

In 2001, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) completed construction of a wildlife barrier/underpass system (termed an ecopassage) to ameliorate the effects of U.S. Highway 441 across Paynes Prairie State Preserve, Alachua County, Florida, on wildlife populations. A project was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the ecopassage. The first phase of the project (August 1998 to August 1999) determined the level of pre-construction wildlife mortality, and how many and what types of animals used the existing four box culverts. The Phase II post-construction study from March 2001 until March 2002 is discussed in this report. The study was designed to assess the efficacy of the ecopassage by measuring post-construction levels of wildlife mortality and extent of culvert use. Based on the reported findings, suggestions are provided concerning modifications in the construction design and the need for regular maintenance of the ecopassage.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Florida Caribbean Science Center

  7920 NW 71st Street
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32653-3071

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32301
• Authors:
  • Barichivich, W J
  • Dodd Jr, C K
• Publication Date: 2002-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 36 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Before and after studies; Box culverts; Design; Maintenance; Recommendations; Road kill; Underpasses; Wildlife
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ecopassages
• Geographic Terms: Alachua County (Florida); Paynes Prairie State Preserve
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00929293
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Report
• Contract Numbers: BB-854
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2002 12:00AM