{"id":59886,"date":"2020-06-15T19:28:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T19:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/15\/as-space-concerns-mount-at-arlington-national-cemetery-officials-move-to-expand-historic-site\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:16:15","slug":"as-space-concerns-mount-at-arlington-national-cemetery-officials-move-to-expand-historic-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2020\/06\/15\/as-space-concerns-mount-at-arlington-national-cemetery-officials-move-to-expand-historic-site\/","title":{"rendered":"As space concerns mount at Arlington National Cemetery, officials move to expand historic site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal officials this week moved to acquire a large parcel of land south of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/15\/arlington-national-cemetery-will-stay-closed-to-general-public-over-memorial-day-weekend\/\" target=_blank>Arlington National Cemetery<\/a> in Virginia for a planned massive expansion of the well-known military site, designed to extend the site\u2019s use<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/03\/08\/vets-groups-oppose-new-restrictions-on-arlington-cemetery-burials-but-army-officials-see-few-other-options\/\" target=_blank> as space issues threaten its future<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/press-release\/file\/1285316\/download?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=_blank>Department of Justice officials<\/a> on Monday filed paperwork to grab the land, currently owned by Arlington County, through eminent domain powers. Army officials (who oversee the cemetery) estimate the move will provide about 49 acres of space for up to 60,000 additional burial sites in coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday also marked the 156th anniversary of the cemetery, established in 1864 in the wake of the Civil War. Over its existence, the site has evolved into one of the most hallowed military locations in America, housing grave sites of casualties from every military conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/25\/new-eligibility-rules-for-arlington-cemetery-would-exclude-most-non-combat-veterans\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/33567325848_0c8dddb64f_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New eligibility rules for Arlington cemetery would exclude most non-combat veterans<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The proposed changes are designed to extend use of the cemetery for several more decades.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, federal officials said the move would allow the cemetery to \u201ccontinue to serve as a burial ground for America\u2019s fallen well into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly all of the land is currently unoccupied, with the exception of several roadways. Officials plan to reroute traffic in the area and construct new streets to accommodate the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army leaders for several years have said that without major changes at the site, burials will cease within the next two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The southern expansion project is expected to cost $420 million. It will also connect the Air Force Memorial site into the existing Arlington Cemetery campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In lieu of trading other federal property for the land seizure, the Justice Department filing calls for multiple civic improvements in the area, to include new bike and pedestrian paths and improvements to community electrical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/15\/arlington-national-cemetery-will-stay-closed-to-general-public-over-memorial-day-weekend\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_05100702255.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Arlington National Cemetery will stay closed to general public over Memorial Day weekend<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Families with loved ones buried at Arlington will be allowed to visit for the holiday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 7,000 former troops and family members are currently interred at the cemetery each year. Along with the expansion project, leaders have proposed expanding above-ground storage of cremated remains and severely limiting eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans groups have protested those eligibility changes, but the expansion project has received broader support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typically, more than 3 million visitors travel to the cemetery each year, but the site has been closed to nearly all visitors except family members since March, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By taking over several roads south of the cemetery, site officials hope to be able to add 60,000 grave plots in coming 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