The UFC fight night has concluded, and cleanup efforts are underway at the White House. The event’s massive production setup will take over a week to break down.
Cleanup Process
The moment UFC fight night attendees were fully evacuated from the White House South Lawn and the Ellipse early Monday, crews began an extensive cleanup process. The breakdown started early Monday with the removal of security provisions, including pedestrian barriers and anti-scale fencing.
Throughout the morning, merchandise trailers were set to depart, food and beverage operators were to start breaking down, and broadcast equipment was to be dismantled. The US Secret Service was also expected to begin breaking down the magnetometers and tenting around the security screening areas.
The process will continue Tuesday, with restrooms being loaded out, camera towers beginning to be disassembled, and staging starting to come down. It continues throughout the week as interior fencing, power and tents, and bleachers get cleared. By Friday, the schedule suggests, stage load-out should be complete.
On the following Monday, dumpsters will be taken away, and exterior fencing removal will be complete. Everything will be clear by the end of June 23, when parking for White House staff will be reopened, and ‘turf remediation’ will get underway, according to the schedule.
Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.
