Southwest Valley Constructors was awarded a $175.4 million contract for border wall construction in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, the Pentagon announced Friday. Work on this contract will be performed in (the vicinity of) Rio Grande City, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 4, 2021, according to the Department of Defense. The project is funded with Fiscal 2018 and 2019 appropriation funds, with the full amount of the award being obligated immediately.