A spokesman for the consortium that is building the New LBJ project wrote with more details about the tree removals, which began Jan. 18. “TXDOT and the LBJ Express teams are committed to preserving as many trees as possible during construction,” spokesman Andy Rittler said in a note to me.”Only trees and brush in the state-owned right-of-way will be removed where necessary, and any property owners whose trees or brush hang into the right-of-way will be notified in advance should their plants require trimming by LBJ Express team members.”
A schedule for when the trees in each area are being removed is on the jump. Rittler said the trees are being removed by mid-February “to minimize disruptions to migratory birds that nest in North Texas in the spring and summer months.”
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