What’s being done to prevent DC road damage from military parade

A week ahead of the military parade planned to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary, soldiers are installing steel plates on D.C.’s streets with hopes of minimizing damage from tanks.

If you drive around the National Mall you’ll probably see — and maybe even feel — the one-inch-thick steel plates.

The U.S. Army is installing the plates as a precaution, with hopes of preventing damage from tanks or heavy vehicles during the June 14 parade, which falls on the same day as President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday,

“It’s the start of our protection plan to ensure that we are protecting any potential areas along the parade route that could be vulnerable to where the tanks are going to turn,” Col. Jesse Curry, with the Army Corps of Engineers, told WTOP.

The work began Wednesday night on In