Oregonians Celebrate Passing Bill that Paves the Way for Safer Roads
House Bill 2978 will make it easier to build wildlife crossings
On April 30, 2025 the Oregon Legislature took a major step toward improving public safety and protecting wildlife as HB 2978 passed the Senate with bipartisan support. The bill will enhance the state’s ability to build wildlife crossings—overpasses and underpasses that allow animals to safely cross roads and highways—that have been shown to dramatically reduce dangerous and costly wildlife-vehicle collisions by as much as 90 percent or more.