Green Ecological Crossing Over Route 6 for Deer and Wildlife Approved

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The National Council for Planning and Building approved advancing a 50-meter-wide green bridge over Route 6, near the Ma'ahaz Interchange and Pora Reserve, which will allow wildlife to cross the road. According to the Nature and Parks Authority's plan, the structure is meant to connect deer populations, a species at risk of extinction. The structure is an overpass about 80 meters long above the highway.

The bridge is intended for the deer and wildlife population in the south, which will be able to cross the road safely. The move is meant to save the population from the risk of extinction. A tunnel would not have the same effectiveness, it was claimed.

Back in 2016, the option of planning an overpass for wildlife was approved, but even after the National Council's decision this week, no funding sources or implementation date have been set. Details on funding and the implementation date are still unclear.