738 either completed, under construction or under pre-construction. That’s nearly half way. I think it’s great progress.
“738 either completed, under construction or under pre-construction. That’s nearly half way. I think it’s great progress.”
Additionally, 221 miles of pre-existing barrier is assessed as effective, bringing the Program up to 959 miles.
1,100 miles of barrier was reportedly the number identified as really needed in the Comprehensive Plan, which was finally accepted by Congress in December 2018, after extensive vetting.
$3.6 billion in FY 2020 Military Construction funding was identified by the Administration for diversion to the Border Wall Program, but has not yet been transferred - so the miles it would build are not yet reflected in the weekly reports as pre-construction. That seems to be a generous amount to complete the rest of the identified mileage requirement (over $25 mil/mile (more than the average so far, for top of the line Wall System).
The technology programs from the Comprehensive Plan are also rolling out like gangbusters. The entire Arizona border 370 miles) is on schedule to have complete persistent surveillance by Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) by the end of this year, for example.
Liberals have started pushing for a virtual wall, citing ecological and economic effects. They ignore the fact that the first one build in 2007 or so didn’t work.
The Invisible Wall Proposal: Why The First Failed, Why It Will Fail Again, and What Works Instead
https://libertyislandmag.com/2018/09/21/the-invisible-wall-proposal-why-the-first-failed-why-it-will-fail-again-and-what-works-instead/