Excavation work on Trump’s towering, gilded arch to begin over next two weeks

September 3, 2026 · 9:05 pm 2 sources

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• Excavation work on Trump’s towering, gilded arch to begin over next two weeks
  The Guardian · September 3, 2026 21:49
  Project that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington DC is facing a lawsuit The Trump administration said on Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch, a project that is facing a lawsuit and that…

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• Groundbreaking for Trump's arch will begin soon, Burgum says
  POLITICO · September 3, 2026 21:05
  Excavation work for the 250-foot-tall monument could begin in the next two weeks, the Interior secretary said.