Trump administration to dig at triumphal arch site despite no final federal approvals

September 3, 2026 · 9:05 pm 5 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…
• Work set to begin in Trump's plan for triumphal arch
  NPR · September 4, 2026 08:04
  NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Times reporter Emily Badger about the Trump administration's plans to move forward with construction of a triumphal arch.
• Trump's arch may break ground without final approval. Veterans are trying to stop it
  NPR · September 4, 2026 20:15
  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then.
• Trump administration to dig at triumphal arch site despite no final federal approvals
  NPR · September 5, 2026 11:43
  The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit.

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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.