Fence being reinstalled around US Capitol for Biden’s State of the Union speech

Security fencing around the Capitol in Washington (J Scott Applewhite/AP)

Fencing installed around the US Capitol for months after the January 2021 insurrection will be put back up before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address as concern grows about potential demonstrations or truck convoys snarling traffic in the US capital.

Capitol Police chief Tom Manger said in a statement that the fence will be erected around the Capitol building for the speech on Tuesday and is being put up “out of an abundance of caution”, in consultation with the Secret Service.