Bill Capo / Eyewitness News
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NEW ORLEANS -- They're cutting down the trees in the neutral ground of Jefferson Avenue between Claiborne and St. Charles avenues.
It's a two-week project, the first phase of a $52 million Army Corps of Engineers plan to improve drainage in this area.
"The goal is to get the water off the streets, off of people's yards, away from houses, buildings, vehicles at a quicker rate," said Lori Wingate, a project manager with the Army Corps of Engineers.