MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — In a 3 to 1 vote, the Mobile City Tree Commission approved cutting down 48 live oak trees along Broad Street. The decision will now head to Mobile’s City Council.

The trees coming down are part of phase two of the TIGER Grant. It will happen along Broad Street and the Beauregard Street Corridor from Canal Street to North Lawrence Street. The Commission said the approved plans will remove 48 live oaks and an additional 14 crape myrtles.

There will be more than 210 trees replacing the ones currently standing. The new trees aim to keep the existing canopy, but will not be as large, making more space for bike lanes and sidewalks.

While the Tree Commission may have approved the measure, it will now go before Mobile’s City Council which will make the final vote.

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