An additional 219 trees have been either been chopped down or uprooted to make space for a project to expand the An Phu Intersection in Thu Duc City, an administrative district of Ho Chi Minh City.

Over 1,300 trees on Mai Chi Tho Street were relocated in April last year to serve the project.

A representative of the Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority of Ho Chi Minh City said it was coordinating with relevant agencies to complete the tree clearance.

Of the 219 trees, the city would take 161 trees to an incubator before transplanting them along other streets and in parks.

The remaining 58 trees, mainly nacre trees, would be cut down as they are old and cannot be replanted.

The authority received a license for the cutting and relocation of the 219 trees, according to the representative.

Last April, authorities in Ho Chi Minh City began cutting down and moving more than 1,300 trees along Mai Chi Tho Boulevard to make room for the An Phu Intersection expansion project.

Most of the affected trees are nacre trees, Indian almond trees, padauk trees, and Erythrophleum fordii – all of which were planted about 20 years ago.

The Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority of Ho Chi Minh City pledged to replant other trees in the area after the project is completed.

The An Phu Interchange expansion project carries a price tag of VND3.4 trillion (US$136 million).

The project includes 10-to-12 lane roads, three tunnels with four lanes each, and flyovers with two lanes each.

In addition, there will be footbridges, water supply and drainage systems, green spaces, and traffic lights.

The project will also include a traffic island with a tower, a fountain, and many green spaces connected to the surrounding parks.

The interchange project is expected to become Ho Chi Minh City’s largest intersection once it is completed.

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