Arlington County Board

“the agency's feverish pace toward construction of the arch”

Arlington County Board · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-09

The lawsuit asks that the construction pace be halted to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.

“Although the agency has claimed that a final decision to construct the Arch has not yet been made and purports to be engaged in a routine decisional process, that rushed process appears to be a pretext designed to shore up justifications for building the Arch in accordance with the President’s repeated marching orders.”

Arlington County Board · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-09

The lawsuit alleges the National Park Service's rushed process is a pretext to justify building the Arch per the President's orders.

“The National Park Service, the agency responsible for projects on national park land such as Memorial Circle, is proceeding full-speed toward ground-disturbing construction,”

Arlington County Board · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-09

The lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Virginia criticizes the National Park Service for rushing toward construction without a full review process.