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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2018, 07:07:31 PM »
Waste of fricken money!! And to use the teanaway trail cam pic of wolves to help justify the overpass. Wolf loving bunny huggers! :pee:
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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2018, 07:19:59 PM »
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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2018, 08:23:56 PM »
And where it is at is so high in elevation and design that nothing will use it over all..  total waste of millions  if they really wanted wildlife to cross I90 they would put big culverts in like they did down by prosser.. I have seen deer and elk walking out of them so they work..
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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2018, 08:45:06 PM »
And where it is at is so high in elevation and design that nothing will use it over all..  total waste of millions  if they really wanted wildlife to cross I90 they would put big culverts in like they did down by prosser.. I have seen deer and elk walking out of them so they work..
or how about on I90 between eburg and vantage where thousands of elk cross back and fourth across the hwy all year long. I’ve commuted over the pass for the past 12 years. I can count on both hands how many deer and elk that have been hit between Easton and price creek. Then add another 2 years of road construction on to the project that has been going on for 10 years.  :bash:
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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2018, 08:48:16 PM »
this is  just someones wet dream that they pushed through on our dime. ive been commuting for 10 years, 5-7 days a week along this stretch, and have only seen one elk killed within 2 miles of this crossing, not even a deer. this is a waste of money. there are far better spotst they could have put one of these things. also, why not use culverts, they dug holes so damn deep, would have been done already if they went that route instead of this eye sore. only way this will even work is if they put 12-14' fencing a few miles each direction of crossing and funnel the animals to it. just my opinion, but what a waste!

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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2018, 09:05:27 PM »
I am in construction and as silly as this seems it’s not a waste of money. Those tax dollars are putting food on tables.
Now for the joke.
It’s going to work perfectly because they are going to put up signs for the animals and have classes showing them the dangers of Jwalking. It might not be this generation but those wolf pups will see the benefits of the crossing
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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2018, 09:52:35 PM »
I spoke with another member here last fall that is working on this construction project. He seemed to feel pretty strongly that alot of elk cross in that section of I-90 and the overpass would end up being very beneficial in the long run at that location. I would really like to see this done below Rye Grass along with an elk fence where there are higher concentrations of animals during the winter. I don't like that they seem to be making it some architectural masterpiece, it just needs to be functional.
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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2018, 11:30:54 PM »
"If we build it, they will come." LOL.

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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2018, 05:40:46 AM »
Waste of fricken money!! And to use the teanaway trail cam pic of wolves to help justify the overpass. Wolf loving bunny huggers! :pee:

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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2018, 09:34:18 AM »
Good for wildlife and human safety.  I wish they would do one at ryegrass, and anywhere there are concentrated vehicle strikes.

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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2018, 10:28:03 AM »
Give a politician ANY excuse to WASTE money and increase taxes, they'll do it!!    As for putting food on the table,  How about taking that same amount of money and put it toward GOOD useful projects!!!

Lots of bridges needing replaced(Methow de-icer damage). Lots of potholes needing filled, damaged guardrails, etc etc.

As for the wolf footage,  I think a disclaimer needs to be posted as to exactly where it was filmed and proved so.

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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2018, 10:34:49 AM »
"let's put a bridge where there's hardly ever any vehicle accidents involving animals to save lives and not worry about areas where there's tons of vehicle accidents involving animals. Those animals will travel the 100 miles to this crossing to cross I-90 so they won't get hit."
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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2018, 09:44:24 AM »
I am in construction and as silly as this seems it’s not a waste of money. Those tax dollars are putting food on tables.
Now for the joke.
It’s going to work perfectly because they are going to put up signs for the animals and have classes showing them the dangers of Jwalking. It might not be this generation but those wolf pups will see the benefits of the crossing
agreed it is putting food on tables. But it could have been placed else where. In an area with mor concentration of animals crossing the road. There still would have been jobs!
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Re: I 90 over pass for animals good for wolves
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2018, 12:08:30 PM »
I watched a similar video for the Trans Canada Hwy and they built  big fancy overpasses, but most animals preferred underpass, and grizzlies never used the overpass.

 


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