Diamond Bar Weekly: About 246 Bradford Pear Trees to Be Removed and Replaced; Grand Avenue Bridge Traffic Shift in Mid-November
The City of Diamond Bar, in Los Angeles County, California, issued its weekly bulletin on November 13, with several community items landing on Saturday, November 14: a community presentation on the Bradford pear tree removal and replacement project from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Windmill Room at City Hall, a free drive-thru recycling event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District parking lot, and the Windmill Lighting from 5 to 6 p.m. at Diamond Bar Boulevard and Grand Avenue.
The tree project runs in two phases. In Phase 1, beginning as early as mid-November, crews will remove about 246 Bradford pears from parkways and medians, mostly along Montefino Avenue, Longview Drive and Diamond Bar Boulevard. In Phase 2, starting spring 2027, replacement trees will be planted where space allows. The city said the species has a weak branch structure that makes mature trees prone to splitting in windy weather, and that a falling branch injured a pedestrian on Montefino Avenue in 2018.
The recycling event, held for America Recycles Day, accepts household electronics and textiles, with a licensed shredding truck on site; shredding is limited to two boxes per vehicle and requires proof of Diamond Bar residency. At the Windmill Lighting, the Diamond Bar Sheriff's team will collect new, unwrapped toys and gift cards for children from newborns to age 14 for its annual Pack-A-Patrol Car toy drive.
On traffic, a shift on the Grand Avenue bridge takes effect in mid-November as part of the 57/60 Confluence Chokepoint Relief Project: lanes move to the bridge's newly built eastern half while contractors demolish and rebuild the western half, and the ramp from southbound Grand Avenue to the westbound 60 Freeway will close until the bridge is complete. The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, leading construction with Metro and Caltrans, expects completion by mid-July 2028.
Source: City of Diamond Bar
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Photo: 图：Diamond Bar 市政厅，该市固定图库照片。 / Photo: Diamond Bar City Hall, from the city's fixed photo library.
