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It has been gathered that some section of Washington, D.C. will be closed ahead of Joe Biden Presidential inaugural.
According to reports, the US National Park Service has announced on Monday 11, to closed the Washington Monument to visitors for more than two weeks, which will be during the period of the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden, to protect him from the group behind the Capitol Hill riot from “disrupting the 59th presidential inauguration”
The park service also announced that it also
“may institute temporary closures of public access to roadways, parking areas and restrooms within the National Mall and Memorial Parks if conditions warrant, to protect public safety and park resources.”
The Washington Monument is the tallest structure in the District of Columbia and sits near the White House and large crowds normally gather at the National Mall between the Capitol complex and the White House to watch presidential inauguration take place.
This will change thanks to the last week attack at the Capitol Hill and of course, COVID -19 as added in the released statement.
The National Park Service closure press release came after the Washington, DC Mayor, Muriel Bowser on Monday urged Americans to participate in Joe Biden inauguration virtually.
The mayor also asked President Trump to declare a pre-emergency declaration for DC due to “unprecedented challenges” and the “domestic terror attack on the United States Capitol” and as coronavirus cases surge in the District.
Mayor also asked the Interior Department to cancel public gathering permits from Jan. 10 to 24.
According to Bowser, the District’s goal now is “to protect the District of Columbia from a repeat of the violent insurrection experienced at the Capitol and its grounds.”
(Source: Lindaikejisblog)
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