CLAREMONT, Minn. – A new four-lane section of Highway 14, set to open next year, has a wildlife crossing – under the right-of-way. The state Transportation Department hopes the tunnel, 10 feet tall and 9 feet wide, will reduce the incidence of cars hitting deer in a two-acre section where deer migrate each year. The box culvert structure, approximately 200 feet long, is near Claremont, between Kasson and Owatonna.
Invisible deer crossing. Appreciated by anyone who’s ever stuck a deer. Image: Minnesota Department of Transportation