Arlington County sues to block Trump arch after project gets key approval
Arlington County sues to block Trump arch after project gets key approval
By News Desk
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Arlington County in Virginia has filed a lawsuit opposing the construction of President Donald Trump’s proposed Triumphal Arch.
The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday, targets the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service. It is the first governmental body to take legal action against the monument.
The project is planned for Memorial Circle, near Arlington National Cemetery, and is modeled on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It could gain approval as early as next month.
Arlington County Board alleges that the National Park Service is proceeding full-speed toward ground-disturbing construction and failed to conduct a thorough review. The board claims the structure would clog thoroughfares needed for emergency transport and that the rushed approval process appears to be a pretext designed to justify building the arch in response to the President’s repeated directives.
The lawsuit criticizes the speed of the project’s approval process and seeks to block construction until a full review is completed.
The arch is planned to be built near the Potom in a busy traffic corridor, across from Washington, D.C.
The county’s legal action is based on concerns about public safety and traffic flow in a busy corridor.
Note: The claim that the arch would require changes to nearby flight paths is not supported by any researched fact and has been removed.
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