National Park Service Call for Public Comments on Arch
The National Park Service is calling on the public to provide their input on the potential effects of a 250-foot arch being proposed by Trump. The "Triumphal Arch" would be built at Memorial Circle between the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery and the Memorial Bridge. The build comes with a raft of construction concerns, which include:
Esthetics
Construction impacts to both traffic flows and pedestrian access
Plaza development
Landscape changes
Utilities
Construction staging
Authorities are requesting public comments as part of the agency’s responsibility under the National Historic Preservation Act, since the arch would become part of the Memorial Avenue corridor, the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall areas.
