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Highway Developments
 Scientists at LGL have expertise working with:
- Corridor and route selection based on ecological constraints and considerations
- Construction, upgrades and maintenance of existing local streets, remote resource access roads, and high-speed freeways
- Bridge, culvert, overpass, and underpass design considerations
- Environmental assessments by way of provincial/state and federal regulations
Objectives of projects can include:
- Predicting and monitoring impacts of highway construction and operation on fish and wildlife
- Prescribing measures to conserve fish and wildlife
- Special considerations for endangered species
 Access planning and management - Promoting the safe passage of fish and wildlife across highway corridors
- Identifying and monitoring roadkill hot-spots
- Mitigating risks of animal-vehicle collisions to improve passenger safety and wildlife survival
- Assessing the effectiveness of mitigation structures such as underpasses and exclusion fencing
- Acquiring and managing habitat for compensation purposes
 Specialized methodology:
- Integrating geo-spatial data using state-of-the art GIS solutions
- Superimposing highway designs, fish & wildlife habitat values, and other spatial data on orthorectified base imagery
- Full-colour, large-sized map plotting capability
- Compatibility with CAD (computer assisted design)
- Habitat suitability analysis
 Habitat fragmentation analysis - Habitat balance calculations
- Roadkill identification
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