You Can't Fix Stupid - $87,000,000 California Lion "Crossing"

[Hawk Tuah]

Lions cross highways just fine. They don't need a crossing. Some will get hit, but some will still try to cross on the road despite the "crossing." I can personally attest to this, even with a 10-foot mule deer fence. Second, California is overrun with lions since shutting down hunting for them.

$87,000,000 specifically for a lion crossing in a state with a massive overpopulation.

Whenever I think California can't do anything dumber, they do.

I am not against wildlife crossings...but $87,000,000 specifically for lions is just ridiculous....and I really like lions.

California aims to save mountain lion population with new animal crossing

A construction project in Southern California could help build a critical lifeline for mountain lions. The $87 million project adds a new crossing over a California highway, giving animals access to food and possible mates on the other side of the busy road. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for...

www.today.com

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Dumb.

 

[elkantlers]

It will be twice that much before they get it finished.

 

[Elkoholic]

Is that really six 0's or a typo? Geesh..

 

[rmyoung1]

Hey, real estate’s high in SoCal.

 

[peterk1234]

I'm guessing the contract goes to one of Newsom's relatives.

 

[Letthemgrow]

I'm guessing the contract goes to one of Newsom's relatives.

Bingo

 

[Islander]

Yep, follow the money.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Is that really six 0's or a typo? Geesh..

Not a typo. 87 million dollar bills. Just crazy.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I like money going to wildlife conservation. But there are better ways to spend it than this.

California, and the rest of the anti-hunters, love having land overrun with large predators. It means there are less ungulates for us to kill.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

It will be twice that much before they get it finished.

Agreed.

 

[Dave N]

I would personally move there and direct traffic for those poor little kitties for half that amount.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I would personally move there and direct traffic for those poor little kitties for half that amount.

Hahahaha

 

[Beignet]

I work in the highway construction industry. This isn’t that much money for an infrastructure project. Especially one in Southern California. A $111m project just went to bid in Idaho last week to replace a few vehicle overpasses, for example.

A quick Google search shows that the majority of this project was funded by private donations.

Edit: Here’s the coordinates of you want to use street view to see how many lanes any critter would have to cross on one of the busiest freeways in the country: (34.1381449, -118.7284826)

 

[jeremys4]

Ya no surprise I hope someone advocates for wild horses in SoCal I’ll haul as many the want to them.

 

[Nickman123]

I'm guessing the contract goes to one of Newsom's relatives.

Or one of his big political donors

 

[EYJONAS!]

87 million that's just unbelievable.

Never mind structure in your state, schools or hospitals etc.

All to save the puutty tat. Absolutely asinine.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Newson....

Grade a champion window licker....

 

[Nick87]

I would personally move there and direct traffic for those poor little kitties for half that amount.

No kidding

 

[huntnpack]

Yeah! Screw habitat connectivity!