Fencing surrounding Capitol Hill comes down

July 11, 2021 carleyshaffer1 US 0

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 10: Workers remove security fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. The security fence was erected in the wake of the January 6 attack on the Capitol and will be mostly removed this weekend. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Workers remove security fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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The fencing around the Capitol has officially come down more than six months after the Jan. 6 protests. The fencing around the Capitol Building was finally dismantled on Sunday after House security announced the removal last week.

This decision comes after a new Capitol Police assessment showed its lowest threat level since earlier this year. Pedestrians complained the 8 foot tall fence interfered with foot and vehicle traffic as it at one point surrounded several blocks around Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 10: Members of the public walk freely on the Capitol plaza as workers remove security fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. The security fence was erected in the wake of the January 6 attack on the Capitol and will be mostly removed this weekend. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Members of the public walk freely on the Capitol plaza as workers remove security fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

More than 40 GOP members of Congress signed a letter in February saying the barriers meant that the building was no longer the “People’s House.” The letter read, “it’s time for healing and it’s time for the removal of the fencing so the nation may move forward.”

Officials said there will not be another fence installed and all members of the public are welcome to walk around the area.