Washington, UNITED STATES: Bikers brave the heat and humidity beside the Reflecting Pool in the shadow of the Washington Monument 27 July 2006 on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Americans are sweating out a searing heat wave that has caused major power outages from coast to coast. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)(Photo Credit: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service says a small part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will be drained for reconstruction of the basin.
The work, set to begin on Sept. 8, will affect about 30 feet of the pool.
The project will repair damage caused by work at the World War II Memorial in 2013.
Visitors will be able to use the elm walk along both sides of the pool. The north/south walkway between the reflecting pool and the World War II Memorial will be closed.
The project is expected to take about nine months.
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