The new wall rises in the background. The “X” shaped vehicular barrier was all that existed in this stretch of the border in New Mexico. (CEG Photo)
This past January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awarded Barnard Construction of Bozeman, Mont., a contract to replace existing vehicular barriers along a 20-mile stretch with a border wall, located just west of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in New Mexico and extending westward.
The existing barriers will be replaced with an 18 - 30-ft. high wall. The contract also includes roadway and drainage improvements.
Construction of the wall, valued at approximately $73.3 million, is scheduled for completion in approximately 390 days.
CBP held a groundbreaking near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry on April 9, which marked the official start of construction.
With the new wall, federal officials said agents working in southern New Mexico will be better equipped to stop drug trafficking and illegal crossings in the area.
Construction Equipment Guide travelled to the border wall construction site and took some photos of preliminary work.
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Craig Mongeau
Craig Mongeau has been Construction Equipment Guide’s editor in chief for the past 21-plus years. He directly manages CEG’s Northeast and Southeast editions (which includes New England, Georgia and Alabama state supplements); Superintendent’s Profile; Crane Guide; Northeast and Southeast-based anniversary magazines; and special event publications. He also oversees CEG’s Midwest and Western Editions as well as all CEG website content.
A Hofstra University graduate, Craig began his publishing career as a staff writer for local Southeast Pennsylvania newspapers. He then became an associate editor and book editor of Springhouse Corporation, a Pennsylvania-based medical publishing house and then worked as a managing editor of Rockhill Communications, based in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., where he created and managed content for a national Voluntary Hospital Association website.
Originally from Pittsfield, Mass., Craig has lived in North Wales, Pa., for the past 27 years. He has been married to his wife, Hillary, whom he met in college, since 1998 and together, they have two daughters, Jolie and Aubrie.
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