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| Steel border walls to be built in Arizona, New Mexico |
| 2006-01-11 |
| Federal officials will begin installing steel pole barriers this month to stop drug and migrant smugglers from driving through what have been high-traffic corridors along sections of the Mexican border in Arizona and New Mexico. During the 2005 fiscal year, more than 2,700 vehicles, a record, crossed the border illegally through the Yuma sector. The poles, which will be spaced about four feet apart, will be placed along two miles of border east of San Luis, Ariz. South of Yuma, in a little jag on the border. , and along a one-mile stretch west of Columbus, N.M. That's where Pancho Villa's raid was. , in areas frequented by smugglers using cars, pickups and vans. The barriers have previously been used near San Diego. Officials say smugglers driving around the barriers will go into isolated terrain where they will be easier to catch. Additionally, the western side of the Arizona barrier will end where officials are extending an existing wall of corrugated metal to form a contiguous barrier. The steel poles are 10 to 12 inches in diameter and 12 to 13œ feet long. Heavy equipment will hammer them about halfway into the ground. The poles will also be filled with solid resin. The barriers are expected to be able to withstand crashes of up to 40 mph |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #2 It'll make a nice framework for the real barrier to come... |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-11 23:33 |
| #1 I expect the smugglers to use motorcycles to get between the borders. Either that or get the Mexican military to come in and use a bulldozer on one. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-01-11 23:30 |