Washington Monument repairs could extend to 2014
The
Washington Monument, damaged in a magnitude-5.8 earthquake last August, could
remain closed into 2014, the Washington Post is reporting that the National
Park Service is saying.
Repairs
will require the 555-foot-tall structure to be shrouded in scaffolding, the
Post reports. The project also could require the removal of some of the
monument's flagpoles and benches, according to the Post, attributing the
information to Robert Vogel, superintendent of the park service's National Mall
and Memorial Parks.
In
January, officials said the monument might be closed until next year for its
$15 million repair project, the Post reports.
The
National Park Service closed the monument to the public after the Aug. 23
earthquake left four cracks, USA TODAY reported last year. A few days later
when Hurricane Irene blew through the capital, the park service found pools of
water inside the structure and places where mortar had shifted to such a degree
that sunlight was visible.
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