Four people were arrested this morning after protesters and local residents chained themselves underneath cherry pickers and up trees that line a median strip in Bentley.Council officials ordered the removal of 168 eucalyptus trees along Manning Road after receiving complaints from residents that roots were lifting the road surface and causing traffic vibration.
But two engineering studies on the issue concluded: "contrary to expectations, there was no or minimal root invasion of the road subsurface."
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This is one of the responses and I can't word it better:
40 years of growth gone for the sake of some bitumen. Manning road is going to look like an eyesore for decades. When are people going to realize that four decades of tree growth is far more important then having to reseal a road with a few bumps in it. Where is the common sense? This would never happen in Sydney or Melbourne, where urban trees are valued for what they add to an areas amenity.
This is really shocking and not done well
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I drive this road twice a day, and I am utterly horrified at what has happened to the trees. It now looks like a desolate wasteland, and it's heartbreaking.
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