Vinh City will have a street of purple-flowered Lagerstroemia trees on Le Hong Phong Street.

Specifically, Vinh city invested 6,168 billion VND to move and renovate existing trees and completely replant new trees with Lagerstroemia trees on the land.Le Hong Phong Streetto create a unique highlight. Previously, through classification, the consulting unit selected 85 existing Lagerstroemia trees to replant at the new location; at the same time, invested in purchasing 334 new Lagerstroemia trees, with trunks 20-25 cm in diameter, 5-6 m in height from other places, to plant according to the new design (6-8 m/tree) along both sides of the sidewalk of Le Hong Phong Street.

Previously, out of 511 trees of various types planted on Le Hong Phong Street, after classification, the company eliminated 89 rotten or unsuitable trees, keeping 85 Lagerstroemia trees for planting; the rest were transferred to wards, communes, agencies and units to plant at public recreation areas...

In addition, to create a highlight and contribute to urban beautification after upgrading the sidewalk, on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Vinh City also invested 3,441 billion VND to renovate trees, including selecting 45 suitable trees to move and replant according to the design; at the same time, investing in planting 261 new trees, with trunk diameters of approximately 20 cm and heights of 5-6 m to create an impression of urban greenery. This is a new type of tree that has been planted in some places and grown very well, such as on the sidewalk of Le Nin Avenue, the area in front of the headquarters of the Department of Finance and the Provincial Tax Department.

Le Hong Phong Street and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street are two streets in the center of Vinh City with very high traffic density. According to the upgrading project, Le Hong Phong Street will be widened from 14m to 18m, with the sidewalks on each side cut 2m.

Mr. Phan Xuan Bao - Director of Vinh City Green Park Joint Stock Company said: According to the plan, the renovation of trees on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street will be completed before the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin in 2024; and on Le Hong Phong Street, due to the large construction volume, depending on the progress of construction items, the unit will start construction when the sidewalk surface is fully restored.

It is known that the project of renovating and replacing trees is one of the projects of upgrading the sidewalks of Le Hong Phong and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets that Vinh city is implementing. The construction period is expected to be from October 2023 to August 2024. Accordingly, along with the installation of gutters, manholes, and wells for drainage and flood prevention, the city will invest in burying cable lines and upgrading sidewalks to beautify the urban area./.