Capitol Lens | On the fence

By Bill Clark

Posted September 16, 2024 at 12:19pm

Anti-scalable metal fencing, erected around the construction site for the 2025 inauguration platform, is pictured on the Capitol’s West Front on Monday. For previous inaugurations, plastic mesh fencing was used to block off the area.

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