A series of ancient trees in Ho Chi Minh City were cut down to build a connecting road costing more than 4,800 billion VND.

On November 12, VietNamNet recorded that from the center to the Northwest gateway of Ho Chi Minh City, employees of the tree company were busy trimming branches and cutting down a series of old trees along Truong Chinh Street, from Cong Hoa Shipyard to Pham Van Bach intersection (Tan Binh District).

Cutting down trees on Truong Chinh Street, Tan Binh District (HCMC)

Part of Truong Chinh Street was blocked to ensure safety during the tree felling process for a key traffic project.

The felled trees are monkey skull trees with diameters of 50 - 80cm, height of 30m with wide canopy.

The felling of these trees is to serve the construction project of the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road with a budget of more than 4,800 billion VND invested by the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board.

Information about trees being cut down to serve the Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road project.

The felled tree was a monkey skull tree with a diameter of 50-80cm.

In mid-2023, the investor also took part of the land of Hoang Van Thu Park (Tan Binh District) located on the side of Phan Thuc Duyen Street intersecting with Tran Quoc Hoan Street, with more than 300 trees in this area being cut down to serve the project.

According to the investor, the purpose of taking part of the park land is to make a temporary road for vehicles because this area is often congested. After the project is completed, the contractor will return nearly 700 square meters to replant trees, and the remaining area will be used as a sidewalk for pedestrians.

The Tran Quoc Hoan - Cong Hoa connecting road project, more than 4km long, 25-48m wide, 6 lanes, started construction in December 2022 with a total capital of more than 4,800 billion VND. Of which, the underpass at the Tran Quoc Hoan - Phan Thuc Duyen intersection is the first package to be deployed.

The project is expected to be completed in August 2024, helping to synchronously connect Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport and reduce congestion at Tan Son Nhat gateway, completing the traffic infrastructure system in Tan Binh district.

(Source: Vietnamnet)

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