The $92-million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing continues to make progress in Agoura Hills.

A new aerial tour from Caltrans shows where construction now stands for the project, which will be the world's largest wildlife crossing when completed. The Los Angeles Times reports that ongoing work includes the assembly of wood forms and reinforcing rods to prepare for concrete pours. Rebar is also in place for the sound walls which will wrap the sides of the bridge.

The more than 200-foot-long bridge, located at Liberty Canyon, will allow wildlife such as California's mountain lions to traverse from one side of the freeway to the other. The late P-22, famed for crossing both the 405 and 101 freeways to eventually reside in Griffith Park, has been used as a mascot for the project.

Aerial view of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife CrossingRock Design Associates

Chicago-based Rock Design Associates is designing the project, which will also involve approximately 12 acres of ecological reconstruction . Native plants will adorn the bridge to help it blend in with its surroundings.

Completion of the bridge is expected in 2026.

Fundraising for the 101 crossing began in 2016, culminating in a groundbreaking for the bridge in 2022. Additional wildlife crossings could come to fruition in the near future in other corners of Southern California, with study underway for bridges above the I-5 and SR-14 freeways.

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