The ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition unveiled its five finalist designs for a next generation wildlife crossing at West Vail Pass. The first-ever international design competition is intended to solve the problem of ensuring safe travel for humans and wildlife. Collisions between vehicles and wildlife have increased by 50 percent in the past 15 years threatening human and wildlife safety, and costing Americans $8 billion dollars annually.
The ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition has selected five finalist teams to progress to Phase 2 of the competition, commencing September 7th, 2010. The finalist teams were chosen from 36 team submissions from nine countries, representing over 100 firms worldwide. The five teams in contention include more than a dozen firms in four countries.
The five finalist teams are:
“All five teams responded to the challenge, we now have a thoughtful and robust foundation for the next generation of wildlife crossing structures,” said Jury Chair Charles Waldheim, chair of landscape architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
HNTB Engineering with Michael Van Valkenburgh & Associates (New York)
SOURCE: ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition
