One of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of restoring a long-closed segment of Highway 39 in the San Gabriel Mountains is the majestic bighorn sheep.
What would prevent Caltrans’ from pursuing its latest attempt to rebuild part of State Route 39 high up in the San Gabriel Mountains, washed away by Mother Nature 44 years ago?
But the biggest obstacle standing in the way of Caltrans’ project to repair an official state highway built in 1957 by order of President Dwight D. Eisenhower is a skittish population of protected sheep known for their crowns of curled horns.proposes to rehabilitate and reopen a 4.4-mile segment of SR-39 from post mile 40.0 to 44.4, within the Angeles National Forest, in Los Angeles County.
There are only about 5,000 bighorn sheep in all of California, he said. The bighorn population closest to the San Gabriel Mountain group livesBecause these mountain sheep are protected, any sheep that is injured or dies as a result of construction, or operation, of the restored highway would violate state law. Caltrans may not want to take that risk.
. Highway 39 takes 3 million to 4 million visitors every year to trails, campgrounds, picnic sites, river bends, Native American sites and off-road vehicle areas.
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