The City of Springfield Public Works Department will be removing 30 trees from the downtown area . The project will be completed in phases and is expected to take several months .
   The city planted the trees over twenty years ago as part of a downtown streetscape beautification effort . Unfortunately , many of the trees’ root systems are creating issues . Gold spire Biloba ginkgo trees will replace the existing trees .
   Trees will be removed in sets starting along 6
   th
    Avenue . Work will then move to West Court Square , followed by Main Street , and ending on 5
   th
    Avenue . The plan is to first cut a tree and remove the root balls . Once the root ball is removed and utilities are adjusted , root barriers will be installed and a new tree will be planted . Additional landscaping will be done at a later time .
   Some parking spaces may be blocked during the excavation phase to allow for equipment to perform the necessary work , however , no roads will be closed .
   For more information , follow us on
   Facebook
    , or receive email or text notifications by subscribing to 
   Notify Me
    .
   

Press release information:

Direct link to press release: Click here .

Keywords and search queries from search engines related to the press release :