Items Tagged with 'border wall'

Crews cut through a 1,000-year-old Indigenous ground etching in Arizona after a no-time contract change, raising questions about execution controls.

Beyond the dollar figure, AIS Infrastructure’s border announcement signals where labor pressure, equipment demand and execution risk may concentrate as federal projects move forward.

Action follows Ritchie Bros. agreement with the US Dept. of Homeland Security, but neither would confirm if the current condition of materials, bought in 2017, is suitable for new construction.  

Construction for the roughly 27 miles of border wall in Santa Cruz County, Ariz., will begin in the fall. 

The Homeland Security Secretary's waiver of environmental rules will expedite 36 miles of border wall projects previously awarded to SLSCO Ltd. and Fisher Sand & Gravel. 

The money is expected to fund wall construction across the Southwest border for the next three years under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract vehicles that could be renewed in 2028.

Granite Construction has won a $70-million contract for seven miles of new border wall in Hidalgo County, Texas, while environmental rules will be waived to restart three projects near San Diego. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asks Congress to reimburse the state for $11 billion it says it spent on its own border wall during the Biden years.

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After ruling by Texas-based judge blocking sales of materials bought during the first Trump term, the Biden administration says it will halt their sale.