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Yunnan sets expressway for wild elephants
www.chinanews.cn 2006-04-03 17:57:51
Chinanews, March. 3 �C The Yunnan provincial government has set up a
special lane for wild elephants in the expressway passing from Simao to
Xiaomengyang in Xishuangbanna. The new expressway will be put to use on
Thursday.
The new expressway, stretching 97.75 kilometers, is the first of its kind
in China that passes through the national tropical area protection zone
inhabited by wild Asian elephants.
In designing and constructing the expressway, local authorities agrees
they should consider how to provide convenience for the wild elephants
when they pass the expressway. In areas where wild elephants frequently
roam about, local authorities have built special lanes on the mountain
slopes for them to pass. They have also lifted the height of the overpass
from the normal 8 meters to 15 meters, so that wild elephants can pass
through it easily.
In addition, local transportation authority has puts up a signboard on
the roadside of the elephant lane, forbidding drivers to use horns there.
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