P-32’s memory lives on as a proposal to build a landscaped bridge over the freeway.
P-32 was the rogue mountain lion that died crossing Interstate 5 last month.
State agencies, officials, and wildlife advocates have all called for the project as it would provide a vital link between a habitat fragmented by development.
The National Park Service has tracked mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains in 2002. Since then, motorists have struck and killed a dozen of them.
A report published Wednesday by CalTrans and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority concluded that the overpass was feasible and would cost between $33 and $38 million.
Liberty Canyon is considered to be the optimal location for the overpass.
Wildlife overpasses are popular elsewhere in the world and can help a wide variety of animals ranging from bears to crabs.
More on the proposed wildlife overpass can be found here.
