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The administration is nearing completion of restoration work on the White House North Portico before a state visit from Xi Jinping.

The administration announced that restoration work on the White House North Portico is nearing completion. The project, ordered by President Trump, began in June and involved refurbishing stonework and plaster damaged by age and weather.

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The work also included security enhancements and upgrades to the doors on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the building. Scaffolding and shrouds that had obscured the front columns since July were removed on Tuesday. A construction worker suffered a non-life-threatening injury on Monday during the scaffolding removal, requiring a high-angle rescue by emergency services. The restoration is being completed in time for a state visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24. While the North Portico work is finishing, other projects under the administration continue, including a new White House ballroom and underground bunker. The ballroom project, originally estimated at $200 million from private donations, now costs more than $600 million, with $307 million coming from federal accounts.

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