Arlington County governing board

“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 governing board · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-09

The lawsuit argues the National Park Service's rushed review process is a pretext to justify building the arch per the President's directives.

“the agency’s feverish pace towards construction of the arch”

Arlington County governing board · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-09

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

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

Arlington County governing board · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-09

Arlington County sued the Interior Department and National Park Service to block Trump's proposed triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery.