clearing trees and brush east of Phoenix

[twojacks]

Does anyone know why the trees are being cleared near the bend of MLK?

[Charles Hunter]

The DOT is building a new interchange to connect to the Talleyrand docks.  From the DOT website:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/construc/district2pio/duval.shtm

Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (State Road 115)

    Building a new interchange at 21st Street/Talleyrand Avenue
    Project start date: November 23, 2011
    Estimated completion: 695 days (Late 2013)
    Contractor is Archer Western Contractors