$24 MILLION per MILE??? $145 MILLION contract for 6 MILES of Border Wall

[Roland99]

Texas contractor wins $145 million contract to build border wall in Rio Grande Valley
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-wall-texas-contractor-slsco-wins-145-million-contract-for-6-mile-wall-rio-grande-valley/

MCALLEN, Texas -- Federal authorities have awarded a $145 million contract to a Texas company to build 6 miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said Friday that SLSCO will begin construction of an 18-foot reinforced concrete levee wall in February in the agency's McAllen Station region. The company will also increase the height of existing fences.

It will be the first section of President Donald Trump's border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings.

The government recently completed construction of a 2-mile, 30-foot tall section of fencing along the border in California.

[spanone]

1. when we take the house, there will be no funds for such racism and folly

[Takket]

2. great. as long as nobody can walk 6 miles in either direction, this will secure the border!

[marylandblue]

3. Works out to $48 billion for the whole wall

And this is one of the easiest spots to build- flat and near population centers. It will be lot more per mile in West Texas and points further west.

[Xipe Totec]

4. Plenty of cheap undocumented labor too. nt

[mainer]

5. Wait till they start bidding for the Great Sea Wall along both coasts

to keep out any pesky boats with aliens.