Posted on 12/23/2020 10:20:45 AM PST by BeauBo
438 miles complete, 213 mile under Construction, 87 miles in Pre-Construction (738 miles total has been funded).
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It seems that the CBP Chief has stopped posting the weekly Border Wall Status Update on his Twitter. I found this 18 December 2020 Memo online however, reportedly from CBP. It seems credible, although not directly from CBP's website.
In addition to the top line numbers, this memo reports some interesting breakdowns.
Notable, is the breakout of "New" miles where no barrier existed before, from "Replacement" miles, where something of any sort existed before.
It turns out, that out of the planned/funded 738 miles, most of the replacement is already done (365 out of 400 miles), and most of what is left would be completely "New" (265 out of 338 miles). So a total of 108 "Replacement" miles are left to be done, but 265 of "New" (about a 2.5 to 1 ratio).
As of 18 Dec 2020, 40 miles of totally "New" miles of Primary Barrier, and 33 Miles of totally "New" Secondary Barrier had been completed (73 Total "New" miles).
So every week from here on out the percentage of weekly miles completed that are totally "New" should be quite high.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has (a total of ~694 miles of primary barriers and ~70 miles of secondary barriers on the southwest border (764 Total).
~201 miles of pedestrian fencing, ~108 miles of vehicle barrier and ~16 miles of secondary fencing (325 Total) that were constructed prior to January 2017;
~384 miles of new primary and ~54 miles of new secondary border wall system (438 Total) have been constructed since January 2017.
• Since January 2017, ~$15 billion has been identified to construct ~738 miles of new border wall system through a combination of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) funding and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF).
~438 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system have been constructed, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs and in locations where no barriers previously existed, within the U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP) San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Del Rio, and Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sectors.
~213 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system are under construction, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs and in locations where no barriers previously existed, within the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Del Rio, Laredo and RGV Sectors.
~87 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system are in the pre-construction phase, in locations where no barriers currently exist, primarily within the San Diego, El Centro, El Paso and Laredo Sectors.
New Primary Wall (replacement) 375 miles funded, 344 complete New Secondary Wall (replacement) 25 miles funded, 21 complete New Primary Wall (Where none existed) 281 miles funded, 40 complete New Secondary Wall (Where none existed) 57 miles funded, 33 complete
Breakdown by Funding Type CBP Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Appropriation - $341 million (~40 miles).
$292 million funded ~40 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs, in the San Diego, El Centro, and El Paso Sectors.
$49 million funded 34 border wall gates in the RGV Sector. 10 gates are complete.
~40 miles (~100%) have been completed to date. The final panel was installed August 9, 2019.
CBP FY 2018 Appropriation - $1.375 billion funds for ~78 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs and in locations where no barriers currently exist, in the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma and RGV Sectors. ~55 miles have been completed to date in multiple locations.
CBP’s FY 2019 funding includes $1.976 billion ($1.375 billion appropriated and $601 million TFF) for ~85 miles, including ~11 miles of new levee wall system and ~74 miles of new primary border wall system in the RGV Sector. Construction is taking place in locations where no barriers previously existed.
~12 miles have been completed to date.
CBP’s FY 2020 funding includes $1.375 billion for ~69 miles of new primary border wall system, in locations where no barriers currently exist, within Webb and Zapata Counties in the Laredo Sector.
Panels are anticipated to begin in early 2021, assuming real estate is cleared.
• DoD 10 U.S.C. § 284 Counter-Narcotics Funding - ~$6.3 billion (~291 miles)
In FY 2019, DoD identified $2.5 billion in 10 U.S.C. § 284 Counter Narcotic Funding to assist DHS/CBP with ~129 miles of new primary border wall system, in place of dilapidated or outdated barriers, in the Yuma, El Paso, El Centro, and Tucson Sectors.
~128 miles have been completed to date in multiple locations.
In FY 2020, DoD identified $3.8 billion in 10 U.S.C. § 284 Counter Narcotic Funding to assist DHS/CBP with the construction of up to ~162 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs and in locations where no barriers currently exist, in the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, Del Rio and El Paso Sectors.
~118 miles have been completed to date in multiple locations.
• DoD 10 U.S.C. § 2808 Military Construction Funding - $3.6 billion (~175 miles)
In FY 2019, DoD identified $3.6 billion in 10 U.S.C. § 2808 Military Construction funding totaling up to ~175 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system in the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, El Paso, and Laredo Sectors.
~86 miles have been completed to date in multiple locations.
The Border Wall drives on!
This memo reports that 73 miles of totally “New” Border Wall System (where no barrier whatsoever was before) have been completed.
40 of them were Primary (Single) Barrier, and 33 were Secondary Barrier.
But really, since it is prioritized by the actual need, it does not matter if it is so-called “New” or “Replacement”, as long as it is blocking the biggest flows. That is what really matters.
The Administration had stopped reporting “New” vs. “Replacement”, so this is first such update in a while.
As we go forward, we are much deeper into the “New” part of the priority list, than we have been so far - for those who are interested in that distinction.
Bttt.
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Correction: Only 192 of the “New” miles remain to be completed, not 265. 108 more “Replacement” miles remain. (300 Total)
Good summary!
thank you for the good news!
I say we have 500 miles completed by Feb. 1, 2021.
11 days into the Trump Presidency.
The Dems have controlled Congress for two years, and they could have increased legal immigration to any level they wanted. Instead they will overwhelm us with illegal immigration.
In case Trump loses can the govt be sued to honor the full 738 miles of full completed and operational control of the border wall system.
This is not just a contract between the govt and approved contractors. American residents are damaged if wall is allowed to be breached or damaged and any other way to become dysfunctional.
“In case Trump loses, can the govt be sued to honor the full 738 miles of full completed and operational control of the border wall system?”
I doubt it would succeed. The President is responsible to make such calls.
President Trump declared an Emergency, and another President could determine when it is over.
The only ones with clear standing, would be Congress, and only for the money they appropriated (about 1/3 of the total).
Contractors can sue for their reasonable termination costs, such as recouping the costs for the mountains of steel bollards and concrete they contracted for - but they cannot make the Government finish a contract, if the President says no. A standard “Termination for the Convenience of the Government” clause is in almost every Federal contract, and the Corps of Engineers confirmed that they are in the Border Wall Contracts.
“I say we have 500 miles completed by Feb. 1, 2021.
11 days into the Trump Presidency.”
It is possible, but we seem to have passed the peak rate of construction. The Program is already over half done - about 60% of the 738 miles are done, and another 12% are still in pre-construction, so only about 28% is currently building.
We peaked out at around ten miles per week for a few months, but it seems to have tapered to more like seven miles per week, over the last month or more.
However, multiple reports from Arizona indicate that they have stepped up from two shifts per day, to three (24 hour ops) since shortly after the election. Hopefully, that will boost the totals, between now and the start of President Trump’s second term.
Thank you for Posting!
Another interesting aspect of this report, concerns the different pots of money used to fund the wall.
It looks like the Trump Administration has been very effective in getting the 2019 and 2020 DoD Counter-Narcotics money ($6.3 billion) spent - 246 out of 291 miles already done. (85%).
The $3.6 billion of 2019 Military Construction (MILCON) money diverted under the emergency declaration however, is only half complete - 86 out of 175 miles. (49%)
This MILCON money is most at risk, should Biden assume the Presidency, and declare an end to the emergency. 52 of those remaining 89 miles is one big segment North of of the Laredo Colombia Port of Entry, for which I don’t think a contract has yet been awarded - probably among the most likely to be defunded.
The Congressional appropriations have been the slowest (because they are mostly in Texas, where acquiring the private land has been the big hold up). Congressional appropriations are the least likely to be halted (from a funding perspective - they might use other means like revoking environmental waivers, or halting mandatory land acquisition/eminent domain actions):
2017: $400 million, 40 out of 40 miles complete (100%)
2018: $1.375 billion, 55 of 78 miles complete (70%)
2019: $1.976 billion ($1.375 appropriated, and $601 million from Treasury Forfeiture Fund) 12 of 85 miles complete. (14%) (Rio Grande Valley)
2020: $1.375 billion, 0 of 69 miles complete (0%) (Laredo)
I can see where completion time could pick up with a higher ratio of new to replacement walls.
The replacement sections would take more time & cost more for destall & site prep than new.
In all it’s been an amazing construction project to watch
It’s improving our border security & improving relationships with our souther neighbors.
Hope we get to see it through to completion in the next four years
Thanx for your updates BeauBo
With uncertainty from Nov 3 would hope that all open segments ready for construction have been started. Multiple start points within each segment with only limitation being lack of heavy equipment.
It is balls to the wall time. Get as many bollard panels set in concrete as possible.
As an example, Arizona has all of its border funded and contractors should have been selected by now. I think only around 10 miles is still open in steep terrain around east side of mountain range. State has about 400 miles border with Mexico. Each contractors segment needs to push as many start points and build, even subcontracting with other approved companies.
Question, is Yuma wall along north/south rio grande river from Yuma to San Luis done now. This is a double wall. How about El Centro section with Mexicali.
There is an Indian Reservation (Cocopah) along a stretch of the Colorado River between Yuma and San Luis. They are going to have a few mile gap. But overall, they have gone like gangbusters through the Yuma metro area, and the rest of the Yuma Sector of the Border, with 30 foot Wall System, including lots of secondary barrier SE of Town (Goldwater Range). Also some secondary going in by the Port of Entry West of Yuma/Morelos Dam.
Yuma Sector, historically the third heaviest trafficked sector (after San Diego and the Rio Grande Valley, has been a huge winner in this Program.
Calexico/Mexicali got a good stretch of new 30 foot Wall System (lights, cameras, alarms, road, concertina) on each side of the Port of Entry (the urbanized area, 2.25 to the West and 11 miles to East of the Port of Entry), and they started another run of secondary barrier there as well. The 2.25 mile segment was the very first completed under President Trump, and made a huge difference there (right by the Gran Plaza Outlet Mall). Before, that area led the Nation in assaults on Border Patrol Officers, now it dramatically quieter.
A lot of the flat, open stretches in El Centro, like the Jacumba Wilderness, have already gotten new Wall System, and they have started to chew into some of the rougher mountainous bits toward the West as well. The San Diego Barrier is being extended into the mountains to the East from Otay Mesa as well.
“It is balls to the wall time. Get as many bollard panels set in concrete as possible.”
I have seen multiple reports of contractors in Arizona going from two shifts per day, to full 24 hour a day operations, since the election.
The push is clearly on in Arizona, but 37 separate projects are underway now, and it is hard to know who has changed what.
Here is a nice one minute aerial video of some of the over 100 miles of new Border Wall System completed in the Yuma Sector: https://twitter.com/USBPChiefYUM/status/1324475859458158593
Thx, shutting down greater Yuma and Mexicali seems very important. Glad it is basically done.
Optimistic about Trump and 2nd term. Will see shortly. Finishing right on the San Diego and Yuma/Mexicali portions is the biggest impact and hopefully Biden-proof.
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