Wildlife crossing makes us wonder: Can California still build anything?

The long-awaited wildlife crossing over the 101 is behind schedule and over budget.Which raises the question: Can we still build anything in California?The overpass is meant to provide a way for wildlife to cross from one side of the freeway to another.

With mountain lions being killed on California’s roadways on a regular basis, there is considerable support for a solution.But it’s not clear whether an overpass over the 101 will work — are the lions supposed to follow Waze to find it? — and the work seems largely unfinished, just weeks before the overpass is set to open.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story The National Wildlife Federation insisted to The California Post that the wildlife crossing will be inaugurated on Dec.2, as planned.But one look at the current state of construction is enough to raise serious doubts.The hillside where the crossing is being constructed is steep, leaving a sheer drop between the overpass and the hillside below. California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!That artificial cliff will have to be blended into the hill with landscaping and stabilized before animals can use it. And as anyone with a back yard in California knows, the ground doesn’t always stay in the place you think it should go.With a strong El Niño expected to arrive in the coming weeks, heavy rains could force further delays — just as they held up construction over the past few years.And at a price tag of $92 million — which has ballooned to well over $100 million — Californians might well ...