The Alachua County Public Works Department announced today that T&K Tree Service is trimming trees and vegetation on Southeast County Road 234 in Micanopy from US 441 to State Road 20/Hawthorne Road.
The trimming is being done to improve visibility, travelway clearance and to open up the right of way for other maintenance operations, including mowing and resurfacing. Well-maintained and mowed shoulders make it safer to pull off the road in an emergency.
The trimming is also being done before the road resurfacing, which is scheduled to begin early this summer. The repaving will start at US 441 and extend approximately four miles to the entrance of the Paynes Prairie Maintenance Office.
Public Works Horticulturist Neil Greishaw oversees the project to ensure that the heritage live oak trees like the ones pictured are being pruned correctly.
“Live Oak trees are some of the strongest trees in North America and can live several hundred years,” he said. “In fact, the old wooden sailing ship the U.S.S. Constitution was built from live oak wood. The ship was nicknamed ‘Old Ironsides’ because cannonballs reportedly bounced off its wooden hulls during the War of 1812.”
The trimming is expected to be completed by mid-February, so please use caution while traveling this road and expect some short delays.
For more information about this project, contact Neil Greishaw at 352-548-1263.
