Local authorities in Arlington, Virginia, sued the US Department of Interior and National Park Service seeking to block President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch, saying it poses risks to aviation safety and emergency services. The 250-foot (76-meter) arch project modeled on Paris' Arc de Triomphe and planned for near Arlington National Cemetery, just across the Potomac River from Washington, could win approval as early as next month. The Arlington County governing board said in its lawsuit that the project within a busy traffic corridor will cause "significant harm" to its residents and likely require changes to nearby flight paths. The suit filed late on Thursday argues that the National Park Service failed to conduct a thorough review and argues it will harm public safety by clogging thoroughfares needed for emergency transport services. "It threatens to increase noise and air pollution in Arlington by necessitating the diversion of certain flights into and out of Reagan N...
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