Agoura Hills 101 Freeway Wildlife Crossing Starting To Take Shape

Some good news – we hope real news on this particular day – in terms of progress made on the Southern California wildlife crossing that will span a section of the Ventura (101) Freeway in Agoura Hills. The Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is an $87 million project that will provide Santa Monica Mountains critters like mountain lions, bobcats and deer with passage across the busy Southland highway. It’s expected to be completed in 2026.

Here’s an update from KTLA TV on the first amount of soil laid down on the crossing:

Workers began laying dirt down on the bridge spanning the 10 lanes of the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills that will allow wildlife to cross over the freeway safely.  

Aerial footage from Sky5 provided a better view of crews working to lay more than 6,000 cubic yards of soil as the sun broke through the clouds Monday morning.

Stretching over 200 feet long and 165 feet wide across the roadway, the bridge – billed as the world’s largest wildlife crossing – will connect two natural landscapes that have long been bisected by one of the nation’s busiest highways.