Major road closed for $114M wildlife crossing construction with delays expected

Nypost · Aug 14, 2026 · 432 words · By Katie Jerkovich

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Major road closed for $114M wildlife crossing construction with delays expected See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Major road closed for $114M wildlife crossing construction with delays expected See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google More headaches are in store for Southern California drivers with the closure of a major Calabasas road to make way for construction on the world’s most expensive wildlife bridge.

Common ground

The temporary closure of Agoura Road between Rondell Street and Hydepark Drive occurs on Friday and again on Wednesday, the city of Calabasas announced this week.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/agoura-road-closed-due-to-wallis-annenberg…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The most recent estimate states the bridge will officially open December 2.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results confirming a specific opening date of December 2.

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Claim 2: “The project was originally pegged to cost $92 million and finish by 2025.”

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Multiple independent sources state the project was originally estimated at $92 million with a 2025 completion date.

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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 — Construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing (WAWC) was supposed to be wrapped up by 2025, with the total cost of the project estimated at $92 million. That cost estimate has since jumped to…
https://www.aol.com/articles/duffy-mocks-newsom-bridges-nowh…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is meant to “restore ecosystems that had been fractured and disrupted” by reconnecting wildlife cut off by roads.The project was originally pegged to cost $92 mi…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/agoura-road-closed-due…

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Claim 3: “The work follows a recent closure of the northbound 101 on-ramp on Liberty Canyon, as work progresses on the crossing.”

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Multiple sources confirm the recent closure of the northbound 101 on-ramp on Liberty Canyon for construction of the crossing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — P-64 (c. 2014 – November 28, 2018) was a wild mountain lion who resided in the northern Santa Monica Mountains, Simi Hills, and Santa Susana Mountains near Los Angeles, California. P-64 was the subjec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-64_(mountain_lion)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 101 (US 101) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs between Los Angeles, California, and Tumwater, Washington. U.S. Route 101 in California covers approximately 808 miles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California

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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 4: “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.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific dimensions (210ft x 174ft), concrete weight (26 million lbs), or soil depth (4ft).

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Claim 5: “The temporary closure of Agoura Road between Rondell Street and Hydepark Drive occurs on Friday and again on Wednesday, the city of Calabasas announced this week.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the temporary closure of Agoura Road between Rondell Street and Hydepark Drive on both a Friday and a Wednesday.

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web search NEUTRAL — The closure took effect at 7 a.m. Friday and will last through 9 p.m. The stretch of Agoura Road between Rondell Street and Hydepark Drive is closed weekdays during the ongoing construction, but those…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/extended-14-hour-road…

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web search NEUTRAL — AGOURA HILLS, CA — Agoura Road will be fully closed this week as construction continues on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. The road will be closed between Rondell Street and Hydepark Drive fro…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/major-road-to-close-for-wi…

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web search NEUTRAL — The temporary closure of Agoura Road between Rondell Street and Hydepark Drive occurs on Friday and again on Wednesday, the city of Calabasas announced this week.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/agoura-road-closed-due…

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Claim 6: “the closure taking place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.”

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Multiple sources confirm the standard closure hours for Agoura Road are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Agoura Hills ( ) is a city situated in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 20,330 as of the 2010 census, and decreased to 20,299 in 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoura_Hills,_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Calabasas ( , CAL-ə-BASS-əs; corruption of calabazas, Spanish for "squashes") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is adjacent to the southwestern San Fernando Valley neighbo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabasas,_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kanan Road / Kanan Dume Road is a major mostly north–south road that runs for 19 miles (31 km), connecting the Conejo Valley and U.S. Route 101 with California State Route 1 and Malibu in Ventura and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanan_Road/Kanan_Dume_Road

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Claim 7: “Free shuttle service will also be offered during the scheduled closures, with shuttles running every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m, Caltrans District 7 announced.”

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While road closures are corroborated, the specific detail about a free shuttle every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. announced by Caltrans District 7 is only mentioned in one search result snippet; other results mention shuttles generally but not the specific frequency.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California Department of Transportation, branded as Caltrans, is an executive department of the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Sacramento, it is part of the cabinet-level California St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrans

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Claim 8: “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.”

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The launch of the #SaveLACougars campaign in 2014 by the National Wildlife Federation is confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donate. Wildlife Facts. NWF Launches #SaveLACougars Campaign.I contacted one of the National Park Service researchers studying P-22, Jeff Sikich, and spent a day with him in Griffith Park, P-22’s home…
https://blog.nwf.org/2014/09/nwf-launches-savelacougars-camp…

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web search NEUTRAL — The National Wildlife Federation launched its #SaveLACougars campaign in 2014 after being inspired by P-22, who famously crossed both the 405 and 101 freeways before making Griffith Park his home.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/114m-wallis-annenberg-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The #SaveLACougars campaign is an historic project that will shape the future of wildlife conservation efforts for decades to come. The wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon is a tremendous opportunity …
https://savelacougars.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SaveLAC…

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Claim 9: “The closure comes as work is being completed on the $114 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing.”

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Three independent web sources explicitly state the cost of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is $114 million.

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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 — Wildlife crossings are structures that allow animals to cross human-made barriers safely. Wildlife crossings may include underpass tunnels or wildlife tunnels, viaducts, and overpasses or green bridge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_crossing

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Claim 10: “P-22, who died in 2024, safely crossed both the 405 and 101 freeways to reach Griffith Park from the Santa Monica Mountains in 2012.”

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Multiple sources confirm that P-22 died in 2024 and famously crossed the 405 and 101 freeways in 2012 to reach Griffith Park.

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web search NEUTRAL — To get there, P-22 had crossed the 405 and the 101 — two of the busiest freeways in America — and he would spend the next ten years in an 8-square-mile park, alone, with no mate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOU8U8UKvQk

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web search NEUTRAL — P-22 died in 2024 but became famous after somehow safely crossing both the 405 and 101 freeways to reach Griffith Park from the Santa Monica Mountains in 2012. His death and story helped bring private…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/101-freeway-ramp-close…

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web search NEUTRAL — Achieving a feat that a human being might even find difficult, a mountain lion successfully managed to cross the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass, National Park Service officials announce…
https://www.10news.com/news/mountain-lion-crosses-405-101-fr…

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