The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial moved closer to construction after the National Capital Planning Commission approved construction plans Thursday, according to The Washington Post.
The commission approved the final building plans, but rejected plans for security bollards and a donor recognition wall, The Post reported.
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts must still approve the plans for construction to move forward, according to the Associated Press.
"The memorial will remind the world of his dedication to the idea of achieving human dignity through global relationships, and instill a sense of duty within each of us to be responsible citizens and conscientious stewards of freedom and democracy," Harry Johnson Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, said in a statement.
Conception of the memorial began in 1996 under President Clinton.
The memorial must get final approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the Post reported.
-MAUREEN MCCARTY
