r/DCRumorMill

Went past the Capitol this morning and I saw these enormous structures being erected in front of the Capitol. I asked the police officers what they were and they told me that it is going to be fencing for maintenance and washing of the Capitol building. I mentioned that these look like overkill and asked the officer if he actually believed that this was merely fencing to protect people from water spray, and quite honestly, he looked at me as if he had never heard of January 6.

I did do some research and the AOC website does describe the big preservation project occurring and this is the right timeframe, but it also describes that they will be deploying “modular vehicle barriers to enhance perimeter protection around the Capitol campus“. AFC described it as a physical security initiative separate from ordinary building maintenance.

These physical barriers look as if they’re at least 14 feet tall. They look like a border wall. Does anybody have any more information on these or guesses on? What’s actually happening here?

EDIT: this is NOT on the race course. It has nothing to do with the upcoming race.