Transmountain expansion; No wildlife corridors

It's not just the border wall that doesn't take wildlife mobility into account. A proposed TexDOT expansion of Transmountain Road in El Paso, from I-10 West to the entrance of the State Park, will change the two-lane, undivided stretch to a four-lane road with a divider. But the project -scheduled for next year- doesn't include a wildlife corridor. Too expensive, says TexDOT.

As the blog El Paso Naturally points out, it's dangerous for wildlife and motorists alike. A better way would be to build dirt lined culverts for the animals (mule deer and javelinas, among others) to cross the road. You can send your comments to TexDOT before March 24 at mtelles@dot.state.tx.us or  http://www.docstoc.com/docs/29484478/TXDoT-Transmountain-Expansion-Comment-Form.