Contractor makes progress on new border wall in New Mexico

Fort Worth Star Telegram ^ | August 17, 2018 | The Associated Press

[BeauBo]

SANTA TERESA, N.M. 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... U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed this week that more than 8,100 panels spanning more than 11 miles (18 kilometers) had been constructed as of Aug. 8.

[BeauBo]

This 20 mile segment running West from El Paso, is well ahead of schedule - more than half done, in just under a third of their schedule (120 of their 390 days). This 120 day period included the bulk of the monsoon season, which is the main seasonal risk to the schedule.

In the easy, flat and open terrain there, that team has been running about a mile every 11 days.

The big money of this last year's wall funding will go to the Rio Grande Valley in Southern Texas. They are still in the contracting process, and likely won't award task orders until after Christmas. I believe the money is good for five years, so that should not be a problem.

Here you can see the old style Normandy barriers (vehicle barrier), that are being replaced by bollards with anti-climb plate (pedestrian barrier).

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[1Old Pro]

Sweet, hopefully our reopened steel factories can keep pumping out these segments.

[spokeshave2]

well ahead of schedule - more than half done...in just under a third of their schedule time...Nice 11 miles of WIN.

[Lurkinanloomin]

We should post signs on the Mexican sign warning that falls from that height can break both of your legs.

[chris37]

That does not look like thirty feet to me.

I am suspect!

[Magnum44]

11 of almost 2000 miles is a start. How much traffic does this segment in New Mexico see?

[Big Red Badger]

That photo Cheers Me Up ,
Thanks!

[mabarker1]

MAGA !!!

Build that Wall as fast as Y’All can!!!!! Thank You President Trump.

I know that this won’t stop all of them but it will certainly slow down the masses of A$$E$ flowing across Our Border.

PING!!!!!

[Magnum44]

That construction cone does give you the impression the wall is only 12 or 15 feet high, doesn’t it?

[Rebelbase]

where is the concertina wire?

[Army Air Corps]

This 20 mile segment running West from El Paso,...

Beto O'Rourke is deeply saddened.

[deport]

That does not look like thirty feet to me.

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Does this help?

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Here you can see the old style Normandy barriers (vehicle barrier),
that are being replaced by bollards with anti-climb plate (pedestrian barrier).

[Zathras]

Looks closer to 15ft

[deport]

Chris disregard my post. I got the vehicle barrier part messed up.
Take care.

[Lurkinanloomin]

After a second look, you may be right, I’d guess 18-20 feet.
Might only break one leg..

[bert]

You can easily see this on Google Earth.

You start at the Rio Grande river in El Paso and follow the border west. Very soon there is nothing but heavy duty desert to the south that continues westward seemingly forever. There is nothingness.

By making the wall only twenty miles long it is extended far into the nothingess beyond the paths of traffic and roads

[TangoLimaSierra]

That does not look like thirty feet to me.

Maybe the other 18 feet are underground.

[Paladin2]

How long did it take to build a mile of the intercontinental RR across Nebraska?

[mabarker1]

Look at the Traffic Cone vs The Wall. A Tall Cone is 36”. How many of those Cones height are in the Wall ? I come up with 9*3’=27’. And My eyes aren’t the best anymore.