Hmmm... Maybe in the neighborhood of a decent bribe to some local politicians to back off a law suit that is interfering with construction?
No... Not possible...
Maybe they are finally adding some firepower to the top of some sections of the wall...
Who cares... Just keep on building... Like bailing a leaky rowboat... Don't stop... Just use a bigger pail...
“$61 million?”
My guess is that since the whole border has been meticulously studied, and carefully divided into segments for analysis, this award is simply tacking on one or more planned segments, to the contract that is already working nearby.
It might be as simple as “When you get to the end of this contract, keep going $61 million dollars further”. I’m quite sure they have defined it more precisely, but the main project in that area, has essentially been doing just that.
They started with a 20 mile run, heading West from the foot of Mount Cristo Rey, on the outskirts of El Paso Texas. Since then, there have been contract awards to extend that run of new Trump-style super barrier further and further West, past the Columbus Port of Entry.
I would anticipate that this might extend that run to the corner of the “Boot Heel”, where New Mexico’s Border turns straight South.
They have the data though, and they are running down a priority list that is not public, so these new miles could conceivably be anywhere left on the New Mexico border, and still be close enough to be an efficient add-on to an existing contract.
Over half of New Mexico’s border with Mexico had already been put on contract during the Trump Administration - The gaps that are left are getting more remote from roads and towns. New Mexico might be the first State to get their whole border fortified.
A lot more money is coming onto contract for border wall system this year - more than all the other years combined! Over $12 billion.