Roads Content

Report: Roadkill a ‘Preventable Natural Disaster’

Katherine E Kerlin — June 18, 2024 - 9:00am

More than 48,000 deer, thousands of newts, nearly 100 mountain lions and thousands of other animals are killed each year on California roads, according to the 2024 “roadkill report” from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis.

Hutchison Project Requires Looping Detour

Dave Jones — November 02, 2021 - 11:27am

Updated 3 p.m. Nov. 4: The on-ramps to Highway 113 northbound and southbound from westbound Hutchison Drive will NOT be closed Saturday, Nov. 13, allowing a smooth exit for what is expected to be a large crowd after an Aggie football game that day.

The Hutchison Drive improvement project west of the central campus is about to get serious for employees, students and visitors who leave the campus by car, going west on Hutchison to get on Highway 113.

Desert Tortoises Can’t Take the Heat of Roadside Fencing

Katherine E Kerlin — August 04, 2017 - 5:18pm

Desert tortoises pace back and forth and can overheat by roadside fencing meant to help them, according to a study published in the journal Biological Conservation by the University of California, Davis, and the University of Georgia.