Eight more miles last week, on track for the goal of 450 by year’s end.
Hopefully, they will also be able to get some more of the 87 miles left in the Pre-Construction phase to break ground before inauguration day. Projects already underway have a greater chance of avoiding cancellation, should Biden assume the Presidency.
Land acquisition in Texas remains the long pole in the tent, to start work.
The San Antonio Express News (https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Express-Briefing-Border-wall-construction-far-15780586.php) reports today, that 30 of the completed miles are totally “new”, where no barrier existed before (This summer, it was 5 miles). As the program proceeds down the priority list, the percentage of such “new” miles will naturally continually increase, until the last 100 miles on the priority list is entirely where no barrier existed before.
The first 400 miles on the Priority List, historically account for well over 80% of illegal entries across that border, but Land Acquisition in Texas delayed the construction in the very high priority areas of the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo Sectors. Those (over 150 miles) are all now awarded on contract, and funded with Congressional appropriations, but land acquisition is still not complete. Hopefully, a good portion of that would run to completion, even if Biden should take office - but holdouts would almost certainly not have their land seized under eminent domain by a Biden Admin, leaving many gaps.
There are 221 miles of pre-existing barrier that have been assessed as effective. Assuming about 470 miles are completed by inauguration, that would be nearly 700 miles of effective barrier in place - in the highest priority areas (except for RGV and Laredo in Texas). There has also been a quite dramatic technology upgrade, that is already paid for, and rolling out.
Really, it has been a fantastic accomplishment, that is going to significantly improve our security.
And who is going to protect us from the Dimmocommies? The enemy within? I wish THAT were as simple as building a wall.
thank you for the update!
Really, it has been a fantastic accomplishment, that is going to significantly improve our security.
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it has been a fantastic accomplishment!
crossing my finger son RG Valley & Laredo completions
based on reports of election fraud in AZ, GA, NV, WI, MI & PA I believe trumps gets his second term.
This is why they opposed the wall so much. We’re gonna win some and we’re gonna lose some, but I really don’t think Biden is going to have enough political capital to tear it down. Not that he doesn’t want to, but he’s already blown his political capital with the Hunter scandal and now this new scandal with the election fraud. We don’t even know if he’s gonna be president for sure and he’s already racking up scandals. I’m not trying to avoid hard truths, but I’m also maybe less blackpilled than some.