DC's Black Lives Matter Plaza reconstruction work begins Monday | Fox News
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DC to begin reconstructing Black Lives Matter Plaza
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DDOT will be in charge of 'reconstructing' Black Lives Matter Plaza
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Published March 10, 2025 8:25am EDT | Updated March 10, 2025 11:48am EDT

  

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DDOT workers took to 16th Street NW near the White House on Monday to begin the reconstruction of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Work began Monday to transform Washington, D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza.

The "evolution" of the plaza was announced on Mayor Muriel Bowser's X account, adding that it is part of D.C.'s America 250 mural project, "where we will invite students and artists to create new murals across all eight wards."

Washingtonians' commutes may be impacted as some areas will close for short times in phases during the work that "will take place on weekdays and weekends, with efforts to minimize disruptions and maintain accessibility for businesses and residents," according to a statement by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). Work will take six to eight weeks to complete, the agency said.

DDOT will closely coordinate with local stakeholders to ensure a smooth process, and we appreciate the public’s patience as we work to enhance this important corridor," DDOT said.





FILE - The letters at Black Lives Matter Plaza have been repainted after the street was repaved near the White House in Washington, May 13, 2021. (Andrew Harnik, file)

The current large yellow letters were first painted in the summer of 2020 during President Donald Trump's first term, following days of  at that location following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and Breonna Taylor by Louisville police officers.





Muriel Bowser, mayor of the District of Columbia, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Last week, during a "tele-townhall,"  said she announced the plans to transform the plaza sooner than she expected because a media outlet had asked her about it.



Black Lives Matter Plaza will be replaced, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently announced. (Jacquelyn Martin, File)

 removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia."](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink)

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