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This Utah city is building a ‘luge’ to guide wildlife through its fast-growing neighborhoods

A vast chute, composed of more than 20 miles of 8-foot-high fencing, will someday safely direct migrating deer through Eagle Mountain.

(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Wildlife fencing helps direct deer to a pinch point to cross SR 73 in Eagle Mountain during the migration season, shown on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Wildlife fencing helps direct deer to a pinch point to cross SR 73 in Eagle Mountain during the migration season, shown on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.