Faro council’s plans for major alterations to the city’s eastern and western approaches may have been blocked by the government but the greening of the regional capital’s streets and squares is going ahead with 412 new trees to be planted by the year end.
The €26,000 spend to improve the environment and the quality of those living in and visiting the city began last week with crews removing old tree stumps and digging out damaged trees to be replaced with carefully selected specimens.
A comprehensive survey commissioned by the cuncil shows where the work needs to be carried out to replace those trees that have been lost over the past ten years by planting new ones to improve the look of the city.
The trees to be planted are in an early state maturity so the impact on the urban landscape will be immediate.
The council says the species chosen will not impede pedestrians and their eventual root structures are of a type that should not lift pavements and road surfaces.
The trees cost €26,622.00 plus VAT and work began this weekend lasting until the end of this year in an investment to make the city more attractive, greener and environmentally friendly.
