Sixteen trees at various locations in Gainsborough Drive in St Julians will be removed and replaced as they are affected by ash dieback. Newport City Homes took the decision after a recent survey of their trees in the area.
The work starts on Monday 28 March and will take approx ten days to complete. The company completing the work will be putting traffic management in place as required throughout the operation. The replacement trees will be planted in the autumn.
Antony Chant, an estates surveyor for Newport City Homes, said: “European Ash trees have little natural defence against ash dieback, and sadly these trees were found to be in decline.
“Felling trees is always a last option but we are pleased to confirm that we have plans to replace them later this year.
"There is a shortage of tree stock at the moment so we are going to do this in late autumn when we should have the full choice of available trees, and a suitable time of year to plant them.
“Our contractors will have a traffic management system in place to make sure the work is done safely and causes as little disruption as possible.
“We are looking forward to reintroducing healthy trees into the area for residents to enjoy.”