With $11.6 billion in border wall contracts yet to be completed, contractors are working furiously to finish the 738 miles funded to date before an expected halt to construction promised by President-elect Joseph Biden.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not modified contracts to reflect the speed-up, says Raini Brunson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As of mid December, about 423 miles of wall construction was finished, which includes upgrades or replacement of about 353 miles of existing barriers, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.