Thread: 70% of Northern Border Towers Completed

C.B.P. News Release

More than 70 Percent of Tower Construction Completed for SBI’s Northern Border Project in Detroit Sector

Gull Island Tower Construction Completed

(Tuesday, December 01, 2009)

Selfridge ANGB, Mich. – The U.S. Border Patrol’s Detroit Sector Headquarters today announced that the Gull Island Remote Video Surveillance Tower construction has been completed. The Gull Island tower is one of 11 sites being constructed along Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River within the Detroit Sector’s area of operation as part of the Secure Border Initiative Northern Border Project. The construction of the Gull Island tower marks the completion of more than 70 percent of tower construction in the Detroit Sector.

“This site is extrememly unique in that it is located on an island and the specific challenges that are involved with construction in such a remote location,â€

That works. According to a documentary I saw some time back, customs only had 3 boats for the waters around the upper and lower penninsulas, and 2 were in drydock waiting for funding to repair them. That leaves the individual Sheriff's Departments to patrol the waterways around the state.

More info on Secure Border Initiative Northern Border Project

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in Addressing the Secure Border Initiative Operational Requirements and Constructing ...... Northern Border Project Task Order: Provides for the design, ...
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