{"id":278396,"date":"2026-09-03T20:46:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/278396\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T20:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:46:49","slug":"excavation-work-on-trumps-arch-in-washington-to-begin-over-next-2-weeks-administration-says-associated-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/278396\/","title":{"rendered":"Excavation work on Trump’s arch in Washington to begin over next 2 weeks, administration says | Associated Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration said Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch,<\/a> a project that is facing a lawsuit and that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The proposed arch is one of several projects the Republican president is pursuing to leave his lasting imprint on Washington<\/a>, including renaming and renovating the Kennedy Center,<\/a> building a huge new White House ballroom,<\/a> refurbishing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/a> and rebuilding a golf course in East Potomac Park<\/a> that could significantly reduce the public\u2019s access to running and biking paths.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be one of the Great Pieces of American Architecture,\u201d Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wrote on X, \u201cbefitting the most powerful Capital in the World.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with the announcement on X, Burgum posted artistic mockups of the planned 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch, which will stand between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n

The depictions showed a towering, white arch with gold detail, stamped with \u201cONE NATION UNDER GOD.” On its top is a Lady Liberty-like gold figure with wings and a torch, as well as gold eagles, their wings spread outward.<\/p>\n

A National Park Service report released Friday backed the project, though it said there would be adverse effects to the sightlines between a host of iconic landmarks, disrupting the historical significance of dozens of nearby sites.<\/p>\n

A lawsuit filed by three veterans and an architectural historian argues that Congress must pass a law to authorize the arch.<\/p>\n

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