Trump administration may be able to move ahead with arch plans in early November

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Construction on President Donald Trump’s planned Triumphal Arch could begin in early November, the Justice Department told the federal district court in the District of Columbia in a filing this week.

The National Capital Planning Commission is set to hold a final approval vote on Nov. 5 on the 250-feet-tall structure planned for Memorial Circle between the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the Arlington National Cemetery. DOJ lawyers say construction could begin as early as Nov. 5 if the commission approves the project.

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