Center for Advanced Transportation Education and Research University of Nevada, Reno Student Paper Ivy Attah AN EVALUATION OF WILDLIFE CROSSINGS FOR MULE DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN NEVADA Ivy Attah Zong Z. Tian (PhD) Center for Advanced Transportation Education and Research Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Nevada, Reno Email: [email protected]1
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AN EVALUATION OF WILDLIFE CROSSINGS FOR MULE DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN NEVADA
AN EVALUATION OF WILDLIFE CROSSINGS FOR MULE DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN NEVADA. Ivy Attah Zong Z. Tian (PhD) Center for Advanced Transportation Education and Research Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Nevada, Reno. Email: [email protected]. Outline. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Center for Advanced Transportation Education and ResearchUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Student PaperIvy Attah
AN EVALUATION OF WILDLIFE CROSSINGS FOR MULE DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN
NEVADA
Ivy Attah
Zong Z. Tian (PhD) Center for Advanced Transportation Education and Research
Center for Advanced Transportation Education and ResearchUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Student PaperIvy Attah
Introduction
Observed high mortalities of mule deer along U.S Highway 93 in Elko County.
• During Spring and Autumn migrations.
75 - 150 known deer killed seasonally; estimated total of approximately 300 deer killed per year.
This lead to construction of several overpasses and underpasses to mitigate issue.
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Background Approximately 1.5 million deer-vehicle
collisions occur resulting in:
Over 29,000 human injuries, 200 human fatalities, 1.3 million deer fatalities, and over 1 billion dollars worth of property damage in the United States.
200,000 deer killed on U.S. roadways in deer vehicle collisions in 1980.
An estimate of more than 538,000 deer killed by vehicles in the United States in 1991.
In 2002, NDOT reported 698 collisions between large ungulates and motor vehicles throughout the state.
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Objectives
Evaluate the effectiveness of the US Highway 93 wildlife overpass in reducing DVCs by conducting: • A Before-After study on crash reductions• A Benefit-Cost Analysis
Analyze discrepancies with DVC data and Carcass removal data
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Deer Collisions by Month on US 93 of Wells, NV FOR 2000-2004
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Mortalities
Collisions
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Methods Overview
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Methods Overview Cont.
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Methods Overview Cont.
Benefit-Cost Estimate-• Purpose- To determine the economic justifiability of having
wildlife crossings at high deer vehicle locations.
• Quantifies and compares benefits and costs of a project to determine if it is a sound investment.
• Costs- Largely construction oriented in present terms (design, implementation, maintenance and removal efforts)
• Benefits- Distributed more uniformly over the life of the project.
• Includes savings accrued by reducing the number of crashes.• Effectiveness of mitigation measures in reducing collisions
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Case Study
Before-After Study
Treatment Group Comparison Group
Before (2001-2010) K=30 M =17
After (2011) L= 1 N = 2
thus a reduction in the expected number of crashes by 2.53.
ʎ = L
rc = N/M = 2/17 = 0.1176
π = rcK = 0.1176*30 = 3.528
δ = π- ʎ = 2.528,
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
Crashes 0 4 0 1 8 2 6 4 2 3 30
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Case Study Cont.11
• E-B Method
)582.23
5066.0(*101
1
8232.0
30*)8232.01()582.23(*8232.0}/{ KkE 717.24}/{ KkE
SPFNEVADA = Cr*SPF
SPF = 0.02652×ADT^0.53, AMF=0.95
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Case Study Cont.
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total