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California’s $114M wildlife bridge wants $10 from humans to watch it open

Nypost · · 538 words · By Nina Joudeh
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California’s $114M wildlife bridge wants $10 from humans to watch it open See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google Southern California’s long-awaited $114 million wildlife bridge is finally getting its grand opening — and humans will have to cough up $10 to watch it happen.

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The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will be celebrated with a public ribbon-cutting on Dec.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/114m-wallis-annenberg-wildlife-crossing-op…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Construction has caused its share of headaches for Calabasas drivers, including closures along Agoura Road and the northbound 101 on-ramp at Liberty Canyon”
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Multiple sources confirm construction caused closures on Agoura Road and the 101 on-ramps at Liberty Canyon.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Detour: continue south on Liberty Canyon Road, head west on Agoura Road, then travel north on Chesebro Road/Palo Comado Canyon Road to access the northbound U.S. 101 on-ramp,” the city said on Friday…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/101-freeway-ramp-close…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lanes and ramps will be closed weeknights on the 101 Freeway northwest of Los Angeles due to construction of a wildlife bridge billed as the largest of its kind in the country. The closures in the Ago…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/traffic/mountain-lions-wallis-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The northbound and southbound 101 on- and off-ramps at Liberty Canyon Road may also be periodically closed for construction, but Caltrans said the ramps and Agoura Road will not be closed at the same …
https://mynewsla.com/traffic/2026/09/18/saturday-agoura-road…
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Claim 2: “Admission costs $10 for anyone 13 and older and $5 for children 12 and under”
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One source mentions a $10 admission fee for humans to attend the ceremony, but there is no mention of the $5 fee for children 12 and under in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a vegetated overpass currently under construction in Agoura Hills, California, at Liberty Canyon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg_Wildlife_Cros…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will charge humans $10 admission to attend its December ribbon-cutting ceremony in Calabasas. The public celebration for the $114 million wildlife bridge is set …
https://pulptastic.com/californias-114m-wildlife-bridge-want…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will be celebrated with a public ribbon-cutting on Dec. 2, marking a major milestone for the years-in-the-making project spanning the busy 101 Freeway.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/114m-wallis-annenberg-…
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Claim 3: “is designed to support up to four feet of soil and thousands of native plants”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the bridge is designed to support up to four feet of soil and thousands of native plants.
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web search NEUTRAL — The massive 210-foot-long, 174-foot-wide span is made up of 26 million pounds of concrete and is designed to support up to four feet of soil and thousands of native plants. The Wallis Annenberg Wildli…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/114m-wallis-annenberg-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The massive 210-feet long and 174-feet wide bridge is made up of 26 million pounds of concrete and supports up to four feet of soil and thousands of native plants.Construction crews load pallets of na…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/04/fury-as-major-freeway-ramp-clos…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will charge humans $10 admission to attend its December ribbon-cutting ceremony in Calabasas. The public celebration for the $114 million wildlife bridge is set …
https://pulptastic.com/californias-114m-wildlife-bridge-want…
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Claim 4: “The festivities will take place at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.”
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While evidence confirms the event is in Calabasas in December, the specific location (King Gillette Ranch) and the specific time (11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) are not mentioned in the provided evidence. The search results for this claim were irrelevant (Microsoft To-Do, EVA).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — P-1 (1996 or 1997 – 2009?) was a wild mountain lion who resided in and was the dominant male in the Santa Monica Mountains. He was also the first animal GPS-tracked in a 20+ year, 100+ animal study in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-1_(mountain_lion)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wallis Huberta Annenberg (July 15, 1939 – July 28, 2025) was an American philanthropist and heiress. Annenberg served as president and chairwoman of the board of the Annenberg Foundation, a multibilli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a vegetated overpass system currently under construction in Agoura Hills, California, at Liberty Canyon. Originally called the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg_Wildlife_Cros…
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Claim 5: “P-22, who famously crossed both the 405 and 101 freeways before making Griffith Park his home.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “Originally expected to cost $92 million and be completed by 2025, the project’s price tag has since climbed to $114 million.”
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Two independent sources confirm the original estimate was $92 million with a 2025 completion date, and the cost increased to $114 million.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills is remarkable for all three.Originally projected at approximately $92 million with a 2025 completion date, the project is now estimated at roughl…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/project-spotlight-wallis-anne…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing (WAWC) is a project designed to help wildlife safely cross a major California freeway. The total price tag for the project was supposed to be $92 million, some o…
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/03/19/a-114-million-wild…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a vegetated overpass currently under construction in Agoura Hills, California, at Liberty Canyon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg_Wildlife_Cros…
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Claim 7: “Southern California’s long-awaited $114 million wildlife bridge is finally getting its grand opening”
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Multiple independent sources, including a news article and a cross-reference, confirm the total cost of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is $114 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — P-1 (1996 or 1997 – 2009?) was a wild mountain lion who resided in and was the dominant male in the Santa Monica Mountains. He was also the first animal GPS-tracked in a 20+ year, 100+ animal study in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-1_(mountain_lion)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wallis Huberta Annenberg (July 15, 1939 – July 28, 2025) was an American philanthropist and heiress. Annenberg served as president and chairwoman of the board of the Annenberg Foundation, a multibilli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a vegetated overpass system currently under construction in Agoura Hills, California, at Liberty Canyon. Originally called the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg_Wildlife_Cros…
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Claim 8: “The event — presented by the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign and the Wildlife Crossing Fund”
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Multiple sources confirm the event is presented by the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign and the Wildlife Crossing Fund.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A wildlife garden (or habitat garden or backyard restoration) is an environment created with the purpose to serve as a sustainable haven for surrounding wildlife. Wildlife gardens contain a variety of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_garden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is the largest private, nonprofit conservation education and advocacy organization in the United States, with over six million members and supporters, and 51 sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Wildlife_Federation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to maintain healthy wildlife species or populations and to restore, protect or enhance natural ecosy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_conservation
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Claim 9: “The National Wildlife Federation launched its #SaveLACougars campaign in 2014”
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Two independent cross-references from Nypost confirm the #SaveLACougars campaign was launched in 2014.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The National Wildlife Federation launched the #SaveLACougars campaign in 2014
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/101-freeway-ramp-close…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The National Wildlife Federation launched the #SaveLACougars campaign in 2014 to raise awareness for wildlife crossings after being inspired by P-22, a famous Hollywood mountain lion.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/agoura-road-closed-due…
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Claim 10: “The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will be celebrated with a public ribbon-cutting on Dec. 2”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that a public ribbon-cutting for the bridge is scheduled for December 2.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — P-1 (1996 or 1997 – 2009?) was a wild mountain lion who resided in and was the dominant male in the Santa Monica Mountains. He was also the first animal GPS-tracked in a 20+ year, 100+ animal study in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-1_(mountain_lion)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wallis Huberta Annenberg (July 15, 1939 – July 28, 2025) was an American philanthropist and heiress. Annenberg served as president and chairwoman of the board of the Annenberg Foundation, a multibilli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is a vegetated overpass system currently under construction in Agoura Hills, California, at Liberty Canyon. Originally called the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg_Wildlife_Cros…
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Claim 11: “The massive 210-foot-long, 174-foot-wide span is made up of 26 million pounds of concrete”
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Two independent cross-references from Nypost confirm the dimensions (210-foot-long, 174-foot-wide) and the amount of concrete (26 million pounds).
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The massive 210-feet long and 174-feet wide bridge is made up of 26 million pounds of concrete and supports up to four feet of soil and thousands of native plants.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/101-freeway-ramp-close…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The 210-foot-long, 174-foot-wide span is made up of 26 million pounds of concrete and supports up to 4 feet of soil and thousands of native plants.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/agoura-road-closed-due…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.