Crews make repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following peeling paint and vandalism on Aug. 18, 2026.

Signs posted along the barricade fences along the public walking paths of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool by the National Park Service, seen on Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington, DC, claiming the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs are the result of vandalism.

Signs posted along the barricade fences along the public walking paths of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool by the National Park Service, seen on Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington, DC, claiming the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs underway and needed due vandalism.

Crews are repairing the Reflecting Pool liner on the National Mall months after earlier maintenance emptied the iconic landmark.

Pictured here, a worker power washes a section of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as work continues to correct the botched repair project in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2026.

Signs posted along the barricade fences along the public walking paths of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool by the National Park Service, seen on Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington, DC, claiming the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs that are underway are needed due to vandalism.

Crews work to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coating on Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington, DC.

A construction trailer and other work vehicles occupy the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as work continues to correct the botched repair project in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2026.

A National Park Service worker stands near a peeling paint section of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as work continues to correct the botched repair project in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2026.

A worker makes notes while standing over a patch of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as work continues to correct the botched repair project in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2026.