Design – India: NH-37 East West Highway, Kaziranga NP, Assam

India is host to a rich wildlife with an estimated 2,413 rhinoceros in Kaziranga alone. Faced with increasing loss of wildlife due to habitat loss and fragmentation and roadside accidents, the government of Assam is currently working on a wildlife-friendly development project specifically on critical sections of the national road, which straddles or cuts through the Kaziranga National Park Stretch. Among the design innovations planned are the incorporation of elevated roads, noise barrier and head light diffuser system with vegetated panels, cut-and-cover tunnel for animal overpass, and rope bridge for arboreal animals.