There will soon be a new way for wildlife to migrate over Interstate 4

Interstate 4 is getting its first overpass that will help panthers, bears and other critters cross one of the biggest barriers to the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

The construction site is a forlorn patch of weeds in Polk County. It’s sandwiched between a warehouse on one side and Florida Polytechnic University’s futuristic building on the other.

Bisecting it all is traffic-choking Interstate 4…

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