VDOT targets 59 trees following July accident

Published August 9, 2012 4:00am ET



A month after a man was killed by a 40-ton oak tree that fell onto his car along Georgetown Pike, the Virginia Department of Transportation is set to remove 59 trees in the Great Falls area that its says “pose a safety risk to motorists.”

VDOT spokeswoman Joan Morris said the project, expected to cost $66,000, will begin Monday and take about three weeks to complete. She said she hasn’t heard much opposition from residents.

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