FAA Clears Trump’s Triumphal Arch if Lighted With 3 Eternal Flames
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 21
FAA Clears Trump’s Triumphal Arch if Lighted With 3 Eternal Flames
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 21
Summary
The FAA said Trump’s proposed Triumphal Arch would not be a hazard to aircraft if it is properly marked and lighted, according to a determination published Friday.
The agency specified a non-standard eternal flame or flood lights, installed at three or more equidistant points around the base, to keep the structure visible to pilots.
Trump said Sunday he has already changed the project’s plans, recasting the arch as a “top grade military complex” for drone and ammunition storage.
The FAA ruling surfaced in a broader transportation-policy update that also highlighted a crowded year-end congressional agenda and multiple unresolved surface transportation fights.