Effectiveness of Wildlife Fencing

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has several projects each year, throughout all four regions, related to mitigating wildlife crashes. Projects range from under $100,000 to several million dollars. Adequate research has not been performed in identifying the safety benefits of wildlife fencing. This research will help identify the benefit cost for installing wildlife fencing. Current wildlife projects are justified and determined using only crash history and assumptions of the crash reduction and benefit of installing wildlife fencing. This research will help quantify the reduction in crashes from installing wildlife fencing, providing a better comparison of safety benefit as compared to other safety projects.

    Language

    • English

    Project

    • Status: Active
    • Funding: $55000
    • Contract Numbers:

      258499

    • Sponsor Organizations:

      Utah Department of Transportation

      Research Division
      Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84114-8410
    • Managing Organizations:

      Utah Department of Transportation

      Research Division
      Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84114-8410
    • Project Managers:

      Jensen, Travis

    • Performing Organizations:

      AECOM

      Salt Lake City, UT  United States 
    • Principal Investigators:

      Shea, Scott

    • Start Date: 20241022
    • Expected Completion Date: 20250831
    • Actual Completion Date: 0

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    Filing Info

    • Accession Number: 01934891
    • Record Type: Research project
    • Source Agency: Utah Department of Transportation
    • Contract Numbers: 258499
    • Files: RIP, STATEDOT
    • Created Date: Oct 23 2024 9:25AM