Jefferson Memorial Begins $8.75M Makeover
WASHINGTON, DC -- A lot of work is going to be done on the Jefferson Memorial over the next 15 months.
WJLA reports that the National Park Service has kicked off an $8.75 million project that would involve restoring the monument's roofs, repairing the stone, and cleaning the marble.
Workers will replace the upper and lower roofs that circle the dome so that the building remains dry, and they will lift the marble tiles covering the portico and replace the waterproofing.
Special lasers will be used to remove the black biofilm that dirties the marble on the dome and roof of the Jefferson Memorial, according to the report.
The monument will remain open to the public during the project, although the east side of the memorial will be closed for construction staging.
The project should be completed by May 2020.
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA - NOVEMBER 17: The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard is seen above the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in this long exposure as it launches from Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on November 17, 2018 in Virginia. Northrop Grumman's 10th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,400 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
