I thought an underpass was a good idea.  If you made an overpass the animals would be too scared to go over it.  An overpass is too noisy and the animals might fall off the edge.  With an underpass, animals can walk right under it, and they won't get ran over or injured.

It is important to have safe passage for animals.  Roads intefere with their migratory routes and create dangerous conditions.
 

Overpass:  Help Save the Animals

The design of a wildlife bridge is to help and save the animals so people don't run over innocent animals.  I believe that no matter what we should build an overpass or an underpass to help the animals.  I think that animals are important to our ecosystem and to maintain their habitat.  The road is dangerous to some animals like the little ones, cause alot of people can't see them, so that is one of the reasons that we really need an overpass.  My design is to plant trees and bushes to attract the animals so that they don't go on the road while getting to their food and water.  I think that is important to save the animals because without them we won't have animals to enjoy and look at.

I think its important to think about animals when making roads.  To keep the animals sage, I made a bridge so that cars don't run over animals.  This will help prevent accidents between animals, cars and trucks.

My drawing is over a river and under a bridge.  The animal go on the bridge and the fish go in the river.  The animals in my drawing are two fish, four bears, and a deer family.  It has six trees, two cars, and one road.  My drawing has so many mountains too.  The animal are living thing and animal are important to us so we should protect are animals because there are the only ones left.

My design of "Safety first for animals" is to tell people how to enjoy wildlife around us.  Animals have feelings too except that they can't talk to express their feelings.  So I think the idea of building the bridge is to show that we care for our natural life.  I hoped this project helped save some of our wildlife from being endangered. 

One day when I was walking home from the bus stop I saw a bloody dead squirrel!  I was in shock and scared at the same time!  So I don't want to see that again!  Thats why I believe this idea of building a bridge is a fantastic idea.

It is important to consider animals because all animals are innocent.  they deserve to live not die.

Animals have feelings too! 

I believe that animals have feelings too!  It is up to us as humans to protect them on I-90.  This will help the animals.  They can use the underpass to be safe, have shelter and eat.  My design is to raise the highway so the animals can go under the road and to be able to know they will not be run over by cars, or attack cars.  It also protects the young (baby animals).  The bridge makes a shelter and a calm place for the animals to live. 

I want to protect all wildlife.  I like every wild animal because they are all unique and important to our ecosystem.

My picture is about you should bild another bridge and put grass on it mabey sum trees, and bushes too.  Then put a sine that says "Animals Only" that is what my picture is about. 

And animals are also important too because they give us food, clothing and something to look at too.

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My essay is about ways we can make a space for the animals to get across the freeway safely.  We can make an underpass or an overpass.  Those are ways that animals can get across.  On the over and underpasses we can put water, fences, trees, and maybe some flowers.  I feel that we should do this because less animals may die.  If a car hits an animal it can do alot of damage for the animal, the car, and the person who is driving the car.  Also it will decrease the population of animals.

They will be in their own habitat.  it is important then because if we do build a bridge that has the proper habitat then the animals don't go across the road and get hit by a car.  I think that an underpass is good so the fish can go under the road and so they will have more room.  Also for the frogs, so they can go there too.  So we should do both.  We have feelings and so do animals.  So be safe and considerate while on the road!

My picture points out that animals should be safe on freeways.  I think it is a good idea to use fences to direct animals to safe passages.  The reason for all the death's, possibly could be that the food on one side of the freeway could be gone so the animals have to cross the freeway.

If the I-90 is closed for construction won't there be major supply route changes?  How would the food and resources cross the cascades mountain range?  Is it worth all the time and money?

My opinion is that it is worth all the time and money.  I believe the i-90 project will be a success.  I hope this will help animals.

My name is Brianne Engelhart.  I am 10 years old, and go to Cle Elum Elementary.  I'm happy that they are changing I-90.  My daddy drives to Seattle everyday.  I'm always scared that a elk or a deer will run put in front of him and he will crash his truck.

I believe that I-90 will be safer to travel.  There won't be very many sharp curves and there will be three lanes and not only two.

In the winter time the new tunnel will be nice because the snow will go over the tunnel and into the lake, and my daddy will not get stuck in Seattle due to an avalanch.

I'm very happy about this project.