Thick plantings of particulate-guzzling-and pollution blocking trees are coming to West Oakland next month.
The Prescott Greening project — which has been in the works for over a decade — is finally breaking ground, answering the calls of generations of residents asking for more trees and other barriers to reduce pollution and prevent health complications. The project will add dozens of 10 to 12-foot-tall trees along Frontage Road, near the I-880 freeway. The trees will eventually grow up to 40 feet.
Art Garden Design, the landscape designer that will oversee the planting, will, for the next few weeks, remove old trees, upgrade irrigation, and regrade the site. In March, workers will start planting trees. The project is expected to be completed within five months…