D.C. officials reject Navy’s plan for Anacostia-Bolling

Published May 19, 2011 4:00am ET



The D.C. Council is rebuffing the U.S. Navy’s long-term plan for its base in Southeast, saying it further isolates the base from the community and ignores the traffic strain the growing military population will create. The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling was consolidated last year as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process. Many have said that the realignment’s effect on the Washington area’s already taxed roads could be devastating.

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