I found such a photo on the Internet and became interested in what function such a structure could perform.
My guess is that it will be a “nature highway” so migratory species can cross over the road
These are great for wildlife as they provide a safe crossing over high-speed highways. They are usually design to be in already existing migration paths where moving a proposed highway may not work and not disrupting migration paths is of importance.
So they’re literally building the mountain next year. Neat.
They dug it out before. Later they rebuild it. But if they wait for a year, nature suffers much.
Looks like a nice choke point for a predator to hang about.
Possibly but I’d think it’s still safer than vehicles and less disruptive to overall migration for a given species.
I wonder if there’s been any studies showing how effective, if at all, these are.
It’s taken into consideration of the design of these crossings.
I’d like to read about that,understand how it’s done. it’s a thought I have whenever I see them but of course the professionals designing them would have thought about it.
IIRC they just hire someone to sit there and say “shoo” at any potential predators
How can I get this job? I’m almost 40 and I haven’t been eaten by a mountain lion yet. 100% success. I’m qualified.
This is the one! They’re ridiculously effective, so much so that my home provinces is sinking like 250 million into building 5 more of them over the next 5 years
That’s an unfinished nature bridge.
Quite a common feature in Europe. Gives the animals safe passage over busy roads.
not just that but it saves human lives as well by reducing animal collisions.
And the true motive bubbles to the surface. Drivers must be prioritized at all costs.
Edit: damn y’all really salty, ask yourself what the chances are they would have built this if only wildlife benefitted and maybe you’ll see my point
You think people built entire highways just because they wanted the most inefficient and expensive way to screw over some deer? No fucking shit all this infrastructure is for driving.
No I thought they built highways because they wanted the most inefficient and expensive way to get around.
You must be fun at parties.
Loool gottem
More or less safe. Predators often camp these choke points for obvious reasons.
I read pedesterians often camp these choke points. I was picturing hobo joe sitting there to catch a passing rabbit or deer for a good meal.
They disrupt the nature a little less. Animals aren’t hit crossing the street because they can go over and other small benefits like that. They also look nice and tunnels are fun when your car sounds nice
They’re probably going to build an overpass on top of it later
I think that the overpass needs more powerful supports
Curved Tunnel ceilings are quite strong, as they distribute the pressure of the surrounding rock/soil quite well. So if it is covered with loads of rocks and soil it could probably hold another street passing over.
We had a few of these built in my country to allow wildlife to cross safely.
