First, given their robust physical characteristics, like, reinforced concrete, between 18-30 feet high, the concrete border wall prototypes are designed to deter illegal crossings in the area in which they are constructed.
Second, the concrete border wall prototypes will allow CBP to evaluate the potential for new wall and barrier designs that could complement the wall and barrier designs we have used along the border over the last several years.
— U.S. Customs and Border Protection
On Thursday, CBP announced that it had awarded contracts to build several 30-foot-high concrete wall prototypes, which are supposed to inform future design standards and will likely continue to evolve to meet the U.S. Border Patrol’s requirements.
The four companies that will build the prototypes — Caddell Construction Company of Montgomery, Ala.; Fisher Sand and Gravel Company of Tempe, Ariz.; Texas Sterling Construction Company of Houston, Tex.; and W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company of Philadelphia, Miss. — received contracts between $400,000 and $500,000 each.
“The border wall prototypes and designs will complement other tools we employ to secure our borders,” said Ronald D. Vitiello, acting deputy commissioner at Customs and Border Protection.
The NYT reports that "Homeland Security officials have also asked that a wall be at least somewhat aesthetically pleasing, at least from the American side, according to contracting documents."
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Berlin, anyone? Or the West Bank?
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