WASHINGTON – Security officials will soon start to scale back the perimeter fencing surrounding the Capitol in response to guidance from the U.S.
Capitol Police that “there does not exist a known, credible threat" that warrants keeping the temporary barrier in place. The fencing will be scaled back in two phases, Timothy Blodgett, the acting House sergeant-at-arms, said Monday in a memo to members of Congress.
An inner perimeter of fencing will be moved closer to the Capitol building this week, providing access to nearby streets and some sidewalks.
Strings of razor wire atop the fence will also be removed and bike racks will be placed strategically around each of the House office buildings.