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Planning Commission Approves Preliminary Plans for Arch, Defers Height-Limit Decision
The commission voted Thursday to approve initial site and building plans for the 250-foot structure at the Virginia end of the Memorial Bridge. It deferred a decision on applying federal height limits and signaled it could waive the restriction.
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The National Capital Planning Commission voted Thursday to approve preliminary site and building plans for a 250-foot arch proposed by President Donald Trump. The arch would stand on a traffic circle at the Virginia end of the Memorial Bridge. The commission put off a decision on whether a federal law that limits building heights should apply to the project and signaled it could waive the restriction.
The project has faced overwhelming public opposition. The commission is a key federal body. President Trump, the Republican president, proposed the skyline-altering structure.
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