Trump Arch Project Threatens Years of Lane Closures as Crews Drill 75-Foot Foundations
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 12
Trump Arch Project Threatens Years of Lane Closures as Crews Drill 75-Foot Foundations
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 12
Summary
Years of lane closures are expected around the proposed Trump arch, with critics warning of major disruption on a key corridor linking Washington and Northern Virginia.
NPS said construction would start with months of excavation, drilling rigs and 75-foot caissons to bedrock, followed by nearly a year of concrete work using 320-foot cranes and continuous heavy equipment.
Final phases would add granite cladding, rooftop golden statues and a 60-foot winged figure resembling Lady Liberty before landscaping wraps the exterior.
The White House said NPS, the Transportation Department and the Federal Highway Administration modeled traffic flows and expects post-construction delays to be limited mainly to pedestrian crossings.
Rep. Don Beyer called the plan a "nightmare in the making," and the project already faces a lawsuit from Vietnam veterans who say the administration bypassed Congress.