Dozens of large trees on Truong Chinh Street in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City were cut down to make room for a road linking Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa Streets, which is aimed at easing congestion in the Tan Son Nhat International Airport area.

In particular, 17 khaya senegalensis trees measuring about 13 meters high, an eight-meter Indian almond tree, two five-meter mango trees, and six cassia fistula trees were chopped down.

Some Khaya senegalensis trees’ stumps are 60-70 centimeters in diameter.

The city will complete the job by Friday this week. 

The road project investor will hand wood from these trees over to the Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Management Center under the municipal Department of Construction for sale and submission of revenue to the state coffers.

After the road is completed, pterocarpus macrocarpus, barringtonia acutangula, and yellow-flamboyant trees will be planted along the sidewalks.

The road project connecting Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa Streets, which requires an estimated investment of over VND4.8 trillion (US$196.5 million), was planned to be executed between 2021 and 2024. 

The road will link to the T3 terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, improving traffic circulation in the area.

It will have a length of some four kilometers, starting at the Phan Thuc Duyen-Tran Quoc Hoan Intersection and ending at the intersection of C12, Cong Hoa, and Truong Chinh Streets upon completion.

The road will have six lanes and a designed speed of 50 kilometers per hour.

It will include a nearly-one-kilometer-long four-lane overpass in front of the T3 terminal, and two tunnels at the Phan Thuc Duyen-Tran Quoc Hoan and Truong Chinh-Tan Ky Tan Quy intersections.

Many branches and tree trunks are cut into small sections and put on the sidewalk of Truong Chinh Street in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre

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