US Army Corps of Engineers on Protecting DC Streets from Military Parade Damage

Street Protection Measures for Military Parades

• 🛡️ Colonel Jess Curry of the US Army Corps of Engineers detailed the extensive measures being taken to protect Washington D.C. streets during a military parade.
• 🔍 Assessments began weeks prior, involving the National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration, with engineers from the US Army Corps of Engineers evaluating potential impacts of heavy vehicles.

Steel Plating and Matting

• 🚧 Steel plating will be strategically placed at key locations, particularly where tanks make sharp turns, to mitigate grinding damage from tracks.
• 🛣️ For straightaways, concerns about damage are minimal, but protective measures are still in place.
• 🧱 In staging areas, extensive matting is being used to further minimize any potential damage, demonstrating an abundance of caution.

Additional Protective Measures

• 👟 All tanks participating in the parade will be fitted with brand new rubber track pads to increase cushioning and reduce potential wear on the pavement.
• 🐢 The parade will proceed slowly, with operators moving carefully, increasing confidence in minimizing damage.
• ✅ The overall goal is to minimize or eliminate all possible damage to the capital city's streets, with measures in place before the parade and removal immediately after.