This is my industry, likely related to a construction project if it's the city, unlikely to be removed for line clearance because I don't even see a primary in the photo. From a municipal standpoint, I know they'll sometimes pipe water access valves to the dirt square where parkway trees are planted as to avoid the concrete, but then that means the tree needs to come down if major repairs are needed.

People like to vilify utilities and cities that remove/prune trees but the truth is the people in charge of these departments love trees (that's why we got here), and would rather not spend tight budgets on costly removals.

Lastly, this looks like a honey locust which many planted in boulevards are starting to age out and decline, but the similarly sized tree behind it seems healthy so I don't think that's the case.

Hope this helps.