Ten new construction contracts that will add hundreds of miles of Smart Wall along the U.S. southwest border were awarded in September by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), CBP said in an Oct. 10 statement.
“The Smart Wall is a border security system that combines steel barriers, waterborne barriers, patrol roads, lights, cameras, and advanced detection technology to give Border Patrol agents the best tools in the world to stop illegal traffic,” the agency said.
“In total, these projects will add 230 miles of Smart Wall and nearly 400 miles of new technology. The technology additions will further secure existing wall in areas where the Biden Administration policies cancelled contracts to do so.”…