Transportation Pooled Fund Study [TPF-5(538)] : Wildlife Vehicle Collision (WVC) Reduction and Habitat Connectivity

The recently completed Transportation Pooled Fund Study [TPF-5(538)]: Wildlife Vehicle Collision (WVC) Reduction and Habitat Connectivity, now has all 14 of its final reports from the research task, Task 1, published and available for download. Along with the reports, there are other project resources based on the research at the new website. 

The pooled fund study was led by the Nevada Department of Transportation, with 12 other contributing U.S. and Canadian federal, state, provincial, or non-profit partners: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Arizona Department of Transportation (DOT), California DOT, Iowa DOT, Michigan DOT, Minnesota DOT, Nevada DOT, New Mexico DOT, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Oregon DOT, Parks Canada Agency, Washington State DOT and support from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and ARC Solutions. 

TPF- 5(358) is the largest transportation pooled fund study in North America, to date, focused on the interaction of wildlife with roads.  It sought to identify cost-effective solutions that integrate highway safety and mobility with wildlife conservation and habitat connectivity. The research task, Task 1, for the pooled fund study was led by the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University. 

TPF – 5(358) by the Numbers:

$1.2 million in funds allocated

Bi-national support (U.S. and Canada)

14 Sponsors

11 Research Projects

26 Authors

14 Reports

3 Research Subject Areas: Economics, Ecology, Design

Nearly 1,000 pages of technical results summarized in a 50-page final report synthesis

As the research Task 1 lead, WTI is committed to maintaining a webpage to house the final reports and other resources including project presentations, webinar recordings, and peer reviewed journal articles resulting from the research (2 so far). It will upload additional resources, as they become available in the future. For more information on the project and to access the reports and other products, please visit: http://tpf-5-358-wvc-study.org.