All of the designs were concrete, but only one included the ... Dec. 25, 2018: 'A wall, a fence, whatever they’d like to call it' "I can’t tell you when the government is going to reopen ...

Bush. Indeed, Congress funded the projects with a stipulation that the new border structures built under Trump must use existing fence designs — meaning the new prototype wall designs ...

With more than 640 private contractors expressing their interest in designing and building wall prototypes along ... two RFPs — one focused on concrete designs, and one focused on other ...

There were two requests for proposals: a 30-foot high concrete wall design and then any other ... in addition to existing bollard fence designs that are used on the “immediate border.” ...

But officials have said for a while that concrete is not the only option. When requesting bids for prototype designs back in March 2017, the focus was on making the wall “physically imposing.” ...

He submitted designs for a concrete wall and for one made of other strong ... Pittsburgh-based Clayton Industries would have a chain fence, followed by sensor banks and a 100-foot-deep trench ...

“There’s no magic glossary telling you the difference between a fence and wall or a ... commissioned eight prototypes of wall designs, four made of concrete and the remainder fabricated ...

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, an agent of the border patrol, observes near the Mexico-US border fence ... wall got a boost Thursday when the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced ...

Four concrete ... of secondary wall is more practical and effective than attempting to connect the eight prototypes to each other and the new wall due to different wall designs and foundations ...

After all, a wall is only as strong as the posts ... There are five popular, durable, and stylish options for fence posts: wood, metal, concrete, vinyl, and aluminum. One of these is the best ...