Triumphal Arch would not be completed until Trump leaves office, DOJ says
The Justice Department said 33 to 39 months of construction would push the monument past Trump’s term as legal challenges continue.
- The Justice Department said Tuesday President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch will not be completed until after his presidency ends, though the project could receive approval as soon as Thursday.
- Modeled on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the monument is planned for construction near Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, with total construction anticipated to take 33 to 39 months.
- The state of Virginia and the District of Columbia sued The National Park Service and Department of the Interior on Saturday to halt construction, calling the project "legally indefensible" because Congress has not approved it.
- Veterans also sued to block the project citing historic sightline concerns, while The Federal Aviation Administration determined the structure poses no aviation safety risks despite proximity to Reagan Washington National Airport.
- The arch is part of Trump's broader effort to remake Washington, including redeveloping East Potomac Park and renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the DOJ urged Judge Tanya Chutkan to reject legal challenges.
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The 76-metre triumphal bow Donald Trump wants to pick up in Washington will not be completed before his term ends, according to estimates made by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday.
The Arc de Triomphe is planned to be the largest in the world.
The triumphal arch that US President Donald Trump wants to have built in Washington will not be completed until after his term in office. The Department of Justice announced this on Tuesday.
Triumphal Arch would not be completed until Trump leaves office, DOJ says
The US Justice Department said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal arch in Washington would not be completed until after the end of his second term.
The construction of the Arc de Triomphe has aroused much opposition and attempts have been made to prevent its construction through legal means.
Donald Trump's planned 250-foot-tall Arc de Triomphe in Washington is not expected to be completed before the end of his presidency. Legal challenges are delaying the project, which is expected to take up to 39 months to build.
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