The National Park Service (NPS) on Saturday backpedaled again on closing the notorious Dupont Circle Park for this weekend’s WorldPride events, removing the barricades that were put up less than a day before.
NPS and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the decision in a joint statement on Saturday.
The news comes a day after NPS said in an order that it would temporarily close the park that is central to Washington’s notorious LGBTQ neighborhood, despite local officials suggesting it would stay open. At the request of the U.S. Park Police (USPP), an anti-scale fence was installed around the park’s perimeter and was expected to remain in place until Sunday evening.
Despite the reversal, a barrier will remain around the fountain at the center of the park, an official told The Washington Post.
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