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Wildlife Crossing Project Will Close Stretch of Northern California Highway for 2 Weeks

Wildlife Crossing Project Will Close Stretch of Northern California Highway for 2 Weeks
A corrugated steel pipe that will become one of two wildlife crossings beneath Highway 395 as part of the Sonora Junction Shoulders Project. Caltrans
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A wildlife crossing project in Sonora Junction—nearly two hours north of Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountains—will close U.S. Highway 395 for 15 days, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced Aug. 5.

The closure, part of the Sonora Junction Shoulders Project, will begin Sept. 4 between Bridgeport and State Route 108, officials said in a statement.

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