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Border Patrol completes more than 6 miles of new border fence in Arizona


Border fence near Douglas, Arizona
Photographer: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Posted: 1:01 PM
Last Updated: 1 hour and 21 minutes ago
By: ABC15.com staff

DOUGLAS, AZ - U.S. Customs and Border Protection has completed the construction of more than six miles of border fence near the city of Douglas, Arizona with fencing that is significantly more difficult to break through, according to a news release from the agency Wednesday.

"This new fencing will greatly hinder transnational criminal organizations from attempting to commit their criminal acts,” according to Tucson Sector Border Patrol Chief Richard A. Barlow. "It will allow agents to see threats more easily," he said.

The construction, which began in early October of last year, is part of the Border Patrol’s ongoing effort to strengthen the border fence by replacing fencing built in the 1990s with an 18-foot bollard-style fence on both sides of the Douglas Port of Entry.

The new fence is both taller and deeper, according to the release. The new fence has a below-grade foundation in areas that are susceptible to erosion.

Border Patrol completes more than 6 miles of new fence

C.B.P. New Release

Customs and Border Protection Completes Project To Replace Outdated Fencing in Douglas

(Wednesday, February 15, 2012)

Tucson, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials today announced the completion of construction replacing an estimated 6.1 miles of outdated primary pedestrian fencing along the U.S-Mexico border adjacent to the city of Douglas.

The project began in early October as part of CBP’s ongoing effort to strengthen the security of Arizona’s border with Mexico by replacing “landing mat” style fencing, originally constructed in the early 1990s, with an 18-foot bollard style fence on both sides of the Douglas port of entry. The new fence establishes better levels of persistent impedance by raising the overall height and providing a deeper, more robust below-grade foundation in areas susceptible to erosion — making it significantly more difficult to breach.
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“This new fencing will greatly hinder transnational criminal organizations from attempting to commit their criminal acts and allow our agents to see threats more easily, thus keeping our communities safer for our friends and families,” said Tucson Sector Border Patrol Chief Richard A. Barlow.

Of the 262 linear miles of border Tucson Sector is responsible for securing, approximately 210 miles have some type of pedestrian and vehicle fencing.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Department of Homeland Security

Customs and Border Protection Completes Project To Replace Outdated Fencing in Douglas - CBP.gov

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