Commission Approves Tunnel to Washington Monument

May 5, 2003

Commission Approves Tunnel to Washington Monument
The National Capital Planning Commission granted preliminary approval last week to a plan to build a tunnel to the Washington Monument and expand a visitors’ lodge east of the monument.

According to CNN.com, the tunnel would become the only access to the monument, a design that will thwart terrorism. The tunnel and the new lodge would not be in place until after 2005. The plans still need final approval from the commission.

To read more, go to CNN.com.