华盛顿，10月8日——周四晚些时候，弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿市的当地政府起诉了美国内政部和国家公园管理局，试图阻止唐纳德·特朗普总统提出的这座凯旋门项目的建设。
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 - Local authorities in Arlington, Virginia, sued the US Department of Interior and National Park Service late on Thursday, seeking to block President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch.
这座高250英尺（76米）的凯旋门项目以巴黎的凯旋门为设计灵感，计划建在阿灵顿国家公墓附近，该公墓位于波托马克河对岸的华盛顿市。该项目最早可能在下个月获得批准。
阿灵顿县议会在这份起诉书中指出，该项目位于交通繁忙的地带，将对当地居民造成“严重危害”，并且可能需要调整附近的飞行路线。
The 250-foot (76-meter) arch project modeled on Paris' Arc de Triomphe and sited near Arlington National Cemetery, just across the Potomac River from Washington, could win approval as early as next month. The Arlington County governing board said in its lawsuit that the project within a busy traffic corridor will cause "significant harm" to its residents and likely require changes to nearby flight paths.
起诉书还指出，国家公园管理局未能对项目进行彻底的审查；该建筑会堵塞紧急救援服务所需的交通通道，从而威胁公共安全。起诉书进一步强调：“由于该项目会导致部分航班改道经过里根国家机场，这将加剧阿灵顿地区的噪音污染和空气污染。”白宫及内政部尚未对此事发表评论。
The suit argues the National Park Service failed to conduct a thorough review and argues it will harm public safety by clogging thoroughfares needed for emergency transport services. "It threatens to increase noise and air pollution in Arlington by necessitating the diversion of certain flights into and out of Reagan National Airport," the suit added. The White House and Interior Department did not immediately comment.
这座拟建的凯旋门将位于机场的主要进出通道范围内。根据联邦航空管理局（FAA）的安全规定，该建筑必须在其顶部安装警示标志（火焰图案），并配备泛光灯，以便飞行员能够清楚地识别它。鉴于其靠近机场主要通道的位置，一些航空专家对该项目的安全性表示担忧。
The proposed arch would be within the airport's main approach and departure corridors. The Federal Aviation Administration's safety determination requires the arch to be marked with the flame atop the structure and floodlight projectors to make it noticeable for pilots. Some aviation experts have raised safety concerns given its proximity to the airport's main approach and departure corridor.
此前，FAA曾要求所有高度超过200英尺（61米）的机场周边建筑（例如附近的555英尺/169米的华盛顿纪念碑）必须安装红色障碍灯，但后来取消了这一规定。
The FAA dropped an earlier requirement for red obstruction lights, which it generally mandates on buildings more than 200 feet (61 meters) tall near airports, such as the nearby 555-foot (169-meter) Washington Monument.
这座拱门是特朗普重塑华盛顿计划的一部分，该计划还包括翻新林肯纪念堂前的反射池、重新开发东波托马克公园内的高尔夫球场，以及将他的名字刻在约翰·F·肯尼迪表演艺术中心上。文物保护人士指出，这些项目会改变华盛顿一些最著名的历史地标的外观。
The arch is part of Trump's broader push to remake Washington, including renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, redeveloping a golf course in East Potomac Park and adding his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Preservationists say the projects would alter some of the capital's most prominent historic landmarks.
三名退伍军人和一位军事历史学家也提起诉讼，要求阻止这座拱门的建设，他们认为该拱门会破坏林肯纪念堂与阿灵顿国家公墓之间的历史景观。
Three veterans and a military historian have also sued to block the arch, arguing it would destroy the historic sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
上个月，华盛顿的一名联邦法官命令特朗普政府在对该拱门遗址进行任何施工活动之前，必须提前48小时通知相关部门；唯一例外的是用于探测地下文物的工作。
A federal judge in Washington last month ordered the Trump administration to give 48 hours' notice before engaging in any activity on the proposed arch site, except for work to identify underground cultural artifacts.
特朗普上个月表示，他计划将这座拱门改造成一个军事设施，用于部署无人机和狙击手。
Last month, Trump said he would convert the arch into a military complex capable of deploying drones and positioning snipers.