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US arts commission approves Trump's DC arch design
We are learning more after the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts last week approved the design for the triumphal arch President Donald Trump wants built in the nation’s capital. The commissioners advanced the plan despite reporting that there has recently been broad public opposition to the 250‑foot structure. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with Jonathan Edwards, an arts and government reporter from the Washington Post, as the planned project is set to feature a Lady Liberty‑style figure, gilded eagles, and gold lettering.
Construction for President Donald Trump’s triumphal arch will require an intense schedule in order to be completed within the targeted three years.
The National Park Service released a preliminary assessment on what it would take to complete this massive undertaking and estimated construction would need to take place "20 hours per day, year-round."
This will impact road closures near the construction site.
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Tower cranes up to 320 feet tall, forklifts, concrete pump systems and other equipment would be needed to build the arch.
Work would occur year-round in two 10-hour shifts per day, the Park Service report said.
The 24-page assessment by NPS staff was released last week as a part of a fast-tracked historic preservation review that began Friday.
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Trump admin unveils design for 250-foot arch in Washington
Official design renderings for the president’s controversial 250-foot arch were shared on Friday.
Trump’s triumphal arch
The backstory:
Preliminary surveys and testing of the arch site began last month, and other approvals are underway.
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts — which only oversees designs and has no role in the actual construction or funding of the arch or any other project it considers — has approved the arch’s design.
The planned location for the arch is near the Lincoln Memorial, just across the Potomac River.
Renderings of the arch released in April feature golden accents on the behemoth monument, as well as a winged Lady Liberty atop it.
FILE - Architectural renderings of Trump's arch. (Harrison Design)
The other side:
Critics have argued that the arch would dominate the skyline and disrupt carefully designed views between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
It would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial, which is 99 feet (30 meters), and close to half the height of the Washington Monument, which is about 555 feet (169 meters).
A group of veterans and a historian have sued the Trump administration in federal court to block the project over concerns about disruptions to the sightline.
A cost estimate for the arch is still being calculated, but a mix of taxpayer and private funds is expected to pay for it.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from The Associated Press and previous reporting by FOX Local. This story was reported from San Jose.