Trump's Arch Would Require 20-Hour Workdays for Up to 3 Years, Documents Show
The park service says the project would need 20-hour days, year-round, with heavy equipment, road closures and seven construction phases to finish in three years.
- Construction of a 250-foot-high arch near the Lincoln Memorial could involve year-round 20-hour workdays for up to three years according to the National Park Service.
- The project would require heavy equipment including 320-foot tower cranes and the arch would be more than twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial.
- Work is planned in two 10-hour shifts daily throughout the year according to the Park Service report.
- The National Capital Planning Commission requested more information from the Interior Department about the project.
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