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Article: Salamander Halts Hampton, Va., Expressway Project.
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- August 12, 1999
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Aug. 12 -- HAMPTON, Va. -- A decision by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to protect a species of salamanders that live in Hampton will cost taxpayers about $1 million.
These dark, stout salamanders, known as Mabee's salamanders, breed in a gully that is in the path of the East-West Expressway, which will provide a fast way to cross Hampton and Newport News.
The gully is dry in the spring, summer and much of the fall, then fills with water in the winter, creating a pool, where the salamanders breed.
The Virginia Department of Transportation initially instructed road builders to ...