Arlington County sues to halt Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch
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Arlington County, Virginia, sued the Trump administration Thursday to block construction of President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery until a fuller environmental review is completed.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, names the Interior Department, Secretary Doug Burgum, the National Park Service and acting NPS Director Jessica Bowron as defendants. It alleges the Park Service rushed its review and failed to adequately consider the project’s environmental, safety and historic effects, in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act.
Planned for Memorial Circle, a traffic roundabout on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, the arch would stand near major roads and flight corridors serving Reagan National Airport. The county argues that construction and operation could disrupt traffic and emergency routes, worsen noise and air pollution, damage historic views between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, and threaten an aging water main serving the Pentagon and airport.
The complaint also raises concerns about Trump’s stated plan to use the structure to store drones and ammunition and as a position for snipers. It asks the court to halt demolition and construction and set aside the Park Service’s finding that the project would have no significant impact.
The Interior Department said it continues to follow all laws and regulations. A federal judge in Washington previously ordered the administration to provide 48 hours’ notice before construction begins.
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