U.S. Customs and Border Patrol - Tue April 23, 2019
CBP, USACE Begin Construction on Rio Grande Valley Levee Wall System
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), began constructing approximately 13 mi. of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Levee Wall System Project in early April on federal land within the McAllen Station area of responsibility in Hidalgo County, Texas....
ALAN FRAM and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press - Tue March 19, 2019
Pentagon Lists Possible Project Cuts to Pay for Wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon sent a 20-page list of military construction projects to Congress on March 18, that might be slashed to pay for President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican border....
Emily Buenzle - Thu March 07, 2019
'We'll Build It:' Fisher Industries Proposes Cheaper Border Wall Plan
The CEO of Fisher Industries, an Arizona-based construction company, has said that his crew could build a part of the border wall by the November 2020 election. Tommy Fisher said that by using his patented hanging system, Fisher Industries could erect 234 miles of the border wall for just $1.4 billion—a much lower price than President Trump's $8 billion price tag, KTAR News reported....
Nomaan Merchant – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue February 26, 2019
U.S. Begins Building Border Wall in Rio Grande Valley
HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Wed December 26, 2018
CBP Announces Border Wall Contract Awards
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has awarded a contract to construct up to 14 miles of secondary wall and up to 15 miles of primary pedestrian replacement wall in California within the U.S....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Tue December 04, 2018
CBP, ACE Award Contract to Replace Border Wall in Yuma
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has awarded a contract to construct up to 32 miles of Primary Pedestrian Replacement Wall in Arizona, within the U.S....
Associated Press - Tue November 20, 2018
Officials Award $324M Contract to Replace Border Fencing
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Officials have awarded a contract to replace 14 mi. of pedestrian fencing along the border near Yuma. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Nov. 15, that the agency, along with the U.S....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Tue November 06, 2018
CBP, USACE Award $145M RGV Border Wall Project
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has awarded a contract to construct approximately 6 mi. of levee wall system in the U.S. Border Patrol's (USBP) Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector, which was funded in CBP's Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 appropriation....
Associated Press - Sat August 18, 2018
Contractor Makes Progress on New N.M. Border Fence
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) Construction workers have completed more than half of a new barrier along a desolate stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in southern New Mexico as part of President Donald Trump's fight against drug trafficking and illegal immigration....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Wed June 06, 2018
Border Wall Construction Project Starts in San Diego
The third United States border-wall construction project started June 1 in San Diego just east of Border Field State Park. The construction project will replace approximately 14 mi. of 8-to-10 ft. high scrap metal wall with an 18-to-30 ft....
