Trump's arch construction to run 20 hours a day for 2 to 3 years, documents show
Documents say the 250-foot monument would use concrete topped with granite and require cranes as tall as 320 feet.
- President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot 'Triumphal Arch' on Memorial Circle in Washington could require 20-hour workdays, year-round, to finish within three years, according to a preliminary National Park Service assessment.
- Trump intends the arch to commemorate America's 250th anniversary and proposes funding it with leftover private donations from the White House Ballroom project, despite the site sitting directly under a Reagan National Airport flight path.
- Construction requires cranes up to 320 feet tall, making the structure nearly double the Lincoln Memorial's 99 feet, while the Federal Aviation Administration reviews potential hazards as planes fly as low as 500 feet near the site.
- Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut criticized the administration's "persistent lack of transparency" regarding the project, while veterans and historians filed a lawsuit alleging the arch would disrupt sightlines between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
- The National Capital Planning Commission recently sought more information on the project's impact, while the Federal Aviation Administration continues its aeronautical review, with the public comment period closing Monday.
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Administration plans intensive, year-round construction schedule for Trump's triumphal arch
A new report by the National Park Service says construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete the project within three years.
Trump's arch construction schedule could require '20 hours per day, year-round,' NPS report says
The National Park Service estimated that construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round in order to be completed in the next three years.
Officials Suggest Building Trump's Arch 20 Hours a Day
A 250-foot monument that would reshape Washington's skyline now comes with a race-the-clock construction plan, writes Dan Diamond for the Washington Post . New National Park Service documents show the Trump administration suggests work on President Trump's proposed triumphal arch run for 20 hours a day, year-round, in hopes of finishing...
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