Washington Monument likely closed until September, but more closures coming

The Washington Monument likely will be closed until September, Washington, D.C.’s non-voting member of Congress said Wednesday after receiving the news during a meeting she arranged with National Park Service officials.

Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton started an investigation after the National Park Service, which maintains the National Mall and Washington’s famous monuments, announced last week it would close the attraction for 10 days because of a malfunctioning elevator that has broken down several times this year alone.