Judge reinforces order barring immediate work on Trump arch in Washington
The ruling keeps the project on hold except for archaeological survey work, after the Interior Department said excavation could start within two weeks.
- On Friday, District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the Trump administration to provide 48 hours' notice before "engaging in any activity" at the proposed 250-foot arch site near Arlington National Cemetery, excluding archaeological identification work.
- Despite Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's announcement of work starting after a "very long wait," the administration stated in court filings that excavation of four "test pits" beginning on or after September 21 does not constitute construction.
- Without final approval from the National Capital Planning Commission, the project lacks an exception to Washington's 130-foot height limit, while the administration's reliance on a 1925 law for authorization remains disputed by opponents.
- Fearing the administration might proceed unlawfully, plaintiffs including military veterans pointed to the White House ballroom project as a "cautionary tale," arguing there is "no legal basis for the construction work."
- The administration must restore the site by October 31 and provide 14 days' notice before any actual construction or demolition begins, per Chutkan's ruling which reiterated requirements from an earlier April consent order.
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Construction of the massive triumphal arch that U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to build in Washington will begin soon. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on the 3rd that "excavation work for the construction of the triumphal arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery will begin within two weeks." This triumphal arch is based on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
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Is work starting for Trump’s arch? It depends who’s asking
The Trump administration told a federal judge that it was not preparing to start construction on the president’s planned triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., a day after Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced that excavation work for the project would begin within the next two weeks.
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The Independent (US)Trump must give 48 hours notice before starting construction on DC arch, judge rules
The Trump administration claims the announced work at the site will only be standard archaeological analysis in preparation for construction
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