New Mexico Best of 2007/I-40, Carnuel to Tijeras

摘要

This transportation corridor bisects the Rocky Mountain range, an area that provides for wildlife habitats. Vehicle-wildlife collisions were a concern in the area, so the 4.2-mi project was undertaken to rehabilitate seven bridges, improve drainage and signage, construct barrier walls, median breaks, and wider shoulders, and create, for the first time in the state's history, special fencing to protect wildlife. The wildlife gaming fence uses modern technology. Along with the electrified gaming fence, infra-red cameras were installed for detection of wildlife as a means of alerting motorists to slow down to avoid collisions. Permeability points were identified as locations of routes either under or over the roadways with sufficient openness to allow the free passage of wildlife.