Excavation work to build Trump's arch to begin over next 2 weeks: Interior secretary
Excavation work for the construction of President Donald Trump's "triumphal arch" will begin over the next two weeks, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: The Hill · Sep 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM ET
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Excavation work to build Trump's arch to begin over next 2 weeks: Interior secretary(opens original report in a new tab)The HillTier B
Interior preparing to start work on Trump’s arch ‘over the next two-week period’(opens original report in a new tab)The federal government is preparing “over the next two-week period” to start work on President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch in the Washington, D.C., area, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Thursday. “We are… — The Hill
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