Idaho's Rocky Point Wildlife Underpass Nears Completion to Protect Deer and Drivers

The Rocky Point Wildlife Underpass on U.S. Highway 30 in Bear Lake County, Idaho, is nearing completion to reduce deer-vehicle collisions.

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Idaho transportation and conservation officials announced in 2025 that the Rocky Point Wildlife Underpass on U.S. Highway 30 south of Montpelier in Bear Lake County is expected to be completed in fall 2025, with three underpasses and fencing to direct deer to the crossing. ^[1] The Idaho Transportation Department secured a $20.8 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by former President Joe Biden in 2021. ^[2] The Cervidae Peak Wildlife Overpass on Idaho Highway 21 near Lucky Peak, built in 2023, is Idaho's first major wildlife crossing; a time-lapse video posted by state officials in 2024 showed more than 1,000 deer using the overpass between Oct. 17, 2024, and Dec. 18, 2024. ^[3] The Rocky Point Wildlife Underpass is a partnership among the Idaho Transportation Department, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, the Idaho Conservation League, and Bear Lake County. ^[4] Idaho Transportation Department public information officer Justin Smith said that officials were losing at least 100 deer a year in the area, totaling 1,000 animals over 10 years. ^[5]

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The Idaho Transportation Department secured a $20.8 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by former President Joe Biden in 2021. · Good Good Good

The Cervidae Peak Wildlife Overpass on Idaho Highway 21 near Lucky Peak, built in 2023, is Idaho's first major wildlife crossing; a time-lapse video posted by state officials in 2024 showed more than 1,000 deer using the overpass between Oct. 17, 2024, and Dec. 18, 2024. · Good Good Good

The Rocky Point Wildlife Underpass is a partnership among the Idaho Transportation Department, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, the Idaho Conservation League, and Bear Lake County. · Good Good Good

Idaho Transportation Department public information officer Justin Smith said that officials were losing at least 100 deer a year in the area, totaling 1,000 animals over 10 years. · The Times Of India

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