Reflecting Pool Project Near Lincoln Memorial Under Way

The nearly $31 million project to replace the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial is well underway. The project, which is scheduled to take a year and a half, will install pilings beneath the pool. The Washington Post reports the 50-foot timbers are being driven into the ground at the rate of about 500 per week. They'll put in more than 2,100 to shore up the reflecting pool. The bulk of the 80-year old pool has been ripped out. It was not built on pilings. Work on the new pool itself will begin in July.