The turtle tunnel sounds like waste but if you read about it, it makes a lot more sense. Turtles (and other animals) were getting creamed on a freeway. (Cars get damaged when creamed by larger animals) so this might make a bit of sense.
The joke telling robot and blackberries for smokers is pretty stupid, though. The blackberries for smokers is actually a good program, but I wouldn't want my tax dollars funding it.