I did too, because I was so tired of the demonrat obfuscation and lies, and the relentless attempts they fund to overrun us with people from down south they lie to.

Thanks.
"The section of the wall in the El Paso area will cost $6 million to $8 million, Kobach said.

The wall spans about a half-mile near Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico, that was not covered by existing government fencing – a decision made at least partially because of the rough terrain.

Kobach said Border Patrol agents in the area have told him hundreds of immigrants have crossed there illegally, and more than $100,000 worth of drugs has been smuggled through the gap."

So it's $2,273 to $3,030 per linear foot on difficult terrain.

I thought doing it privately was a good idea, but I thought it could have been encouraged by making the border a tax haven zone. (Lower taxes are usually a good idea;^)

Speaking as a lifelong contractor and civil engineer, who has managed infrastructure for the government but mostly private builders, I fully agree!

Well now, sometimes the Government gets it right. All those silos up in the Dakotas that are still functional, I suppose, my daddy was the GC! He always 'brought the job in on contract on time!' Even challenged the Union in Indianapolis and won!

They have to dig down far enough to prevent people from just burrowing under. I think they go down like 10 feet. On rough terrain its hard to get the heavy equipment in to do that regardless the type of soil. Add to that the fact that the barriers are steel - and steel isn't cheap. While I'd love for it to be cheaper, sometimes things are what they are.

If it was a mile and it cost $20 million, then that is just as expensive as the feds insanely expensive estimate of $4,000 per linear foot.
Could you afford to build a wall around your 1/4 acre lot if it cost you $1.6 million just for the wall? Does it have gold plated fixtures, a hot tub, and a hospital?
I couldn't find any detail on the cost, but here is Fox's report:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/we-build-w...

(It is being built on private land owned by a company headed by Jeff Allen.
I guess he has done well since his experience as a train tramp in Atlas Shrugged ;^)

Good for El Paso! Wow! That is great. Thanks for the info. We only got the one announcement on the news. That's the Texas way...do it in one day. Pay for it. When I get time I'll tell you what I did and brag a bit. N