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The Florida Department of Transportation is developing an $11.9 million wildlife overpass across a section of I-4 that’s designed to protect wildlife from the threats posed by the highway.

When you think of Florida, many people think of our beautiful beaches, but all throughout our state is an 18-million-acre wildlife corridor. A new crossing to fix it

Protecting Florida wildlife with crossings at major interstates. Panthers and bears need more space to expand and grow.

Wildlife Will Soon Be Able to Safely Go Underneath I-4

Wildlife Will Soon Be Able to Safely Go Underneath I-4

Wildlife Will Soon Be Able to Safely Go Underneath I-4

Wildlife Will Soon Be Able to Safely Go Underneath I-4

Wildlife Will Soon Be Able to Safely Go Underneath I-4

Wildlife Will Soon Be Able to Safely Go Underneath I-4

A wildlife underpass is being built in Polk County. The crossing beneath I-4 will reconnect wilderness that was bisected in the 1970s, allowing animals to safely access the protected lands on both sides of the interstate.