In areas that do not have tunnels, municipalities enlist volunteers to hand-carry reptiles across roadways.
Some governments in the United States and Europe build herp tunnels which are large enough to accommodate reptiles like turtles.
The Harris Center for Conservation Education organizes a salamander Crossing Brigade made up of volunteers each year.
[12] In Canada the city of Guelph, Ontario, has built tunnels to help reptiles cross roads.
[13] In Britain tunnels were built under a roadway to help adder snakes cross the road.
The city Planning Commission required an 18 in (460 mm) wooden boardwalk above the waterline inside of two 8 ft (2.4 m) wide underground culverts.