2026-06-18T12:32:19.862Z / reuters.com
2026年4月10日获得的手绘图显示了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普提议的“独立拱门”的艺术家渲染图。美国美术委员会/路透社资料图 图源授权链接，将在新标签页打开
- 摘要
- 这座提议建造的259英尺高拱门距离里根国家机场仅3000英尺
- 达克沃斯表示，施工期间或需使用300至320英尺高的起重机，工期将持续2至3年
- FAA的初步审查结果显示，拱门需加装红色安全灯，但未对飞行安全构成影响
华盛顿6月18日路透电 — 参议院航空小组委员会最高民主党议员敦促美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）拒绝白宫施压，否决总统唐纳德·特朗普提议建造的259英尺（约79米）高独立拱门，称该项目可能对商业航班构成安全风险。
“FAA必须恪守最高安全标准，坚决拒绝特朗普总统为优先推进其华而不实的虚荣拱门建设，而施加的任何不当或不负责任的压力，置美国民众的安全于不顾，”参议员塔米·达克沃斯周四在致FAA局长布莱恩·贝德福德的信函中写道。
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FAA上周表示，该拱门需加装红色安全灯，但在初步审查中认定其不会对飞行安全造成影响。提议中的拱门距离罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场仅3000英尺，位于机场主要起降航道范围内。
FAA表示将直接回复达克沃斯。白宫未立即置评。
FAA通常要求机场附近超过200英尺高的建筑加装闪烁红色警示灯，以在夜间向飞行员发出提醒，附近555英尺高的华盛顿纪念碑就设有此类灯具。
达克沃斯指出，国家公园管理局表示，建造特朗普的拱门需要使用高度达300至320英尺的起重机，并估计每日施工时长可达20小时，工期将持续2至3年。
她表示，商业客机在最终进近阶段的飞行高度可低至地面以上500英尺，这“引发了额外的运行和安全问题”。
达克沃斯提到，去年美国航空公司通勤客机与陆军直升机发生的空中相撞事故造成67人死亡，“凸显了协调不力的后果，以及在评估此类空域内的任何新障碍物时需极度谨慎的必要性”。
特朗普希望在华盛顿特区建造这座拱门，地点位于林肯纪念堂对面的波托马克河对岸，邻近阿灵顿国家公墓。该建筑的设计让人联想到巴黎凯旋门，但规模要大得多。
这座顶部带有鹰雕像和自由女神像造型的拱门，高度将超过林肯纪念堂，规模仅次于美国国会大厦——国会大厦高288英尺，在华盛顿大部分地区都可看到。
相比之下，巴黎凯旋门的高度为164英尺。
国家首都规划委员会于6月4日推进了该项目，但要求提供更多关于该建筑对飞行航线影响的信息。目前已有诉讼提起，试图阻止该项目。
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Senator urges FAA to reject White House pressure to approve Trump arch
2026-06-18T12:32:19.862Z / reuters.com
An artist’s rendering of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ‘Independence Arch’ is seen in this handout obtained on April 10, 2026. U.S. Commission on Fine Arts/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
- Summary
- The proposed 259-foot arch would stand 3,000 feet from Reagan National Airport
- Duckworth said construction could require 300- to 320-foot cranes for 2 to 3 years
- The FAA’s preliminary review said the arch needs red safety lights but found no safety impacts
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the Senate aviation subcommittee urged the Federal Aviation Administration to reject White House pressure to approve President Donald Trump’s proposed 259-foot (79-meter) tall Independence Arch, saying it could pose risks to commercial flights.
“The FAA must commit to upholding the highest safety standards and be firm in rejecting any improper or irresponsible pressure from President Trump to prioritize the construction of his gaudy, vanity arch over the safety of the American people,” Senator Tammy Duckworth wrote FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford in a letter on Thursday.
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The FAA said last week that the arch would need red safety lights but said it does not pose any safety impacts in its preliminary review. The proposed arch would be 3,000 feet from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and within the airport’s main approach and departure corridor.
The FAA said it would respond directly to Duckworth. The White House did not immediately comment.
The FAA generally requires the blinking red warning lights on buildings above 200 feet near airports to warn pilots at night, like on the nearby 555-foot-tall Washington Monument.
Duckworth noted that the National Park Service said construction of Trump’s arch would require cranes reaching 300 to 320 feet in height and estimated construction could last 20 hours per day for 2 to 3 years.
She said on final approach commercial jets can fly as low as 500 feet above ground, which “raises additional operational and safety issues.”
Duckworth noted that last year’s mid-air collision between an American Airlines commuter jet and Army helicopter killed 67 and “underscores the consequences of inadequate coordination and the need for extreme caution when evaluating any new obstruction in this environment.”
Trump wants the arch to be built in Washington across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery. The structure is reminiscent of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris but much larger.
The arch, with eagle statues and a Lady Liberty-type figure on top, would be taller than the Lincoln Memorial and not far off the size of the U.S. Capitol, which at 288 feet can be seen across much of Washington.
By contrast, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is 164 feet high.
The National Capital Planning Commission advanced the project on June 4 while seeking more information about how the structure would impact flight paths. A lawsuit has been filed seeking to block the project.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Philippa Fletcher and Andrea Ricci
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